CommunitySunday, November 15
Bank of America gave Goodwill Southeast Georgia $250,000 for its new East Savannah campus
The Daily Savannah team
Bank of America has announced a $250,000 grant to Goodwill Southeast Georgia for its Community Opportunity Campus in East Savannah. The money will help build workforce training labs, classrooms, shared partner service spaces and digital infrastructure. It will also help speed up construction and opening.
- Address: 761 Wheaton St.
- Services: workforce training, adult education, healthcare access, financial literacy, family support
- Capacity: more than 6,000 people a year
Goodwill's new campus will fill a 110,000-square-foot former state building
Floor area of the Goodwill campus, beside places you know
23 basketball courts would fit inside the Goodwill campus
Source: Grice Connect
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| Floor area | |
|---|---|
| The Goodwill campus | 110,000 sq. ft. (Former state building) |
| A football field | 57,600 sq. ft. (end zones included) |
| A basketball court | 4,700 sq. ft. (NBA size) |
The Goodwill grant is one of three Bank of America awarded to Savannah-area groups, totaling $810,000. Savannah Technical College got $100,000, and Savannah Community Partners got $460,000.
Savannah Community Partners got the biggest of three Bank of America grants
Source: WJCL
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Savannah Community Partners | $460K |
| Goodwill Southeast Georgia | $250K |
| Savannah Technical College | $100K |
“The Goodwill Community Opportunity Campus has the potential to change the trajectory of many who struggle to gain traction as they work to move from a job to a better job and ultimately to a career.”
Sources: Grice Connect, WJCL