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Goodwill prepares for launch of unique high school for adults | NONPROFIT REGISTER

By 01/23/2024 | updated 2 years ago

GOODWILL COLORADO

Denver

News: Goodwill Colorado is preparing to launch The Excel Center, the state’s first tuition-free, public, in-person high school for adults. It will be located in Aurora, in a shopping center at Iliff Avenue and Chambers Road that is owned by Goodwill. A mid-2024 opening is projected.

“Did you know that more than 300,000 Colorado adults are without a high school diploma?” asks Karla Grazier, Goodwill Colorado’s president and chief executive officer. “Many of our future students had to drop out of high school for any one of a myriad of reasons – things like a family member’s illness, a change in circumstances or the need to bring in an income.”

The Excel Center, Grazier adds, “Will drastically change lives by providing students an opportunity to finish a goal many only dreamt of: receiving their high school diploma.”

The Aurora Excel Center will be part of a network of centers located in eight other states and the District of Columbia where graduates have achieved a 39 percent increase in earnings within five years and are 72 percent more likely to be employed than those without a high school diploma.

To further enhance enrollment, Excel Center students will have access to free, on-site, licensed childcare, transportation support, career coaching, flexible class schedules and the ability to transfer enrollment to an Excel Center in another state.

For additional information, visit goodwillexcelcenter.org

About the organization: Goodwill Colorado, established in 1918, provides career development resources and life-skills training to some 127,000 Coloradans annually, including military veterans, seniors, youth and individuals who have a disability or barrier to employment. The programs are funded in large part through income generated by donations, income from Goodwill retail stores, community partnerships and recycling efforts.

Website: goodwillcolorado.org

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Students enrolled in Goodwill Colorado’s first Excel Center will be working toward their high school diploma, which will enhance their opportunities for meaningful employment.
Photos provided by Goodwill Colorado
Students enrolled in Goodwill Colorado’s first Excel Center will be working toward their high school diploma, which will enhance their opportunities for meaningful employment.
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