Author: Steve Niswonger

  The Girl Scout Cookie Program will be wrapping up soon.  Goodwill Stores a service of Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley has again partnered with local Girl Scouts to provide opportunities to provide cookie booths at selected Goodwill Stores. Girl Scout representatives will be on hand at the following Goodwill Stores: Beavercreek, Bellefontaine, Celina, Centerville, Englewood,... Read more »

Meet Rufus, he found himself unemployed amid the pandemic shut down. Tired of constantly getting no calls back or turned down for jobs, he decided that he needed additional support to gain employment and provide stability for his family. In his first conversation with Miami Valley Works, A service of Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley, (MVW)... Read more »

The Prevention Team at Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley wants to encourage you to be safe with your prescription medications.  Prescription medications play an essential role in our medication treatment.  Medications can help us to lead longer and healthier lives.  Many illnesses can be cured or prevented that were once fatal.  Medications can help us... Read more »

  True or False:   My medications stored within my house are safe because I am the only person that knows where I put the medications and besides most people who misuse medication get it from somewhere other than their home? FALSE. In fact, most people who misuse medications get them from their friends or... Read more »

    December 16 – Dayton, OH – Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley (GESMV) announced today it has received the largest gift in the organization’s history, an unrestricted $10 million dollar gift from author and philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott, to help support the agency’s mission of helping people with disabilities and other disadvantages achieve independence and improve... Read more »

Nothing seems to be better, especially this year, than cranking up the Christmas tunes while making presents for family and friends. To make these, you’ll only need to buy a couple of small items from the Goodwill and grocery store! And, chances are, most of the people on your list will enjoy one, two, or... Read more »

Joe was a professional chef working at Wright State Nutter Center. He was working all kinds of events like concerts, and fundraisers, but the job was taxing. “I would work 14 hours a day depending on how big the event.  I was responsible for cooking and cleaning.  My shift would begin at 8 a.m. and... Read more »

The Prevention Team at Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley wishes you the best National Stress-Free Family Holidays Month in December. As we know, the holidays in December and January add warmth to the cold winter and families love spending the holidays together to celebrate and to visit with their loved ones. Unfortunately, as we enter... Read more »

    Festive holiday sweaters are tons of fun, but what’s even better than one sweater? Well… you probably already guessed based on our blog title. So, grab your partner, roommate, sister — whoever is close to you in your pandemic bubble! — and work together to customize a look that’s twice as nice.  ... Read more »

What’s for lunch? Did you know that eating well can actually boost your mood? Research is showing that certain foods seem to improve overall brain health and some types of mood disorders. Check out these recipes, selected by GESMV’s own registered dietitian, Nancy Poeschl.   Beans and Lentils In addition to being high in fiber... Read more »