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Spring Math Boot Camp  Teacher: Dave Pecora: Location: Goodwill Learning Academy, 437 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester NY 14620 Time: 10am -11am There are five spaces in this program. We currently have one space left as of 4/11/24. Please email rmitchell@goodwillfingerlakes.org if you are…

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing” Walt Disney.  On January 8th, 2024, Goodwill Finger Lakes will open the first phase of our Excel Center project, the Goodwill Learning Academy (GLA). This is the start of us working in a physical space, with an actual…

To all of our Excel Supporters, we wish you the warmest of seasonal greetings! On November 13th, 2023, the long-awaited Blue Commission Report was released by Commissioner Rosa, and Chancellor Young from the Board of Regents. The report signified the culmination of a four-year process that examined…

Dear Excel Center Supporters, We are writing to provide you with an update on the Excel Center and its potential presence in Rochester, New York. Your ongoing support has been pivotal in our endeavors, and we appreciate your dedication to our cause. As you may know, we are diligently working to…

So, what exactly is the Excel Center?  Primarily, the Center is a workforce development program that allows adults to complete their high school diplomas. Starting in Indiana, in 2010 almost 10,000 adults without a high school diploma have gone on to graduate. This has resulted in a 31% decrease in…

Let's take a look at the numbers... In the last completed census of 2020,  there were 37,948 working-aged adults in Monroe County without a high school diploma. We can get an idea of where these numbers come from by taking a glance at dropout data. In the last eight years, 4,429 children have…

By the age of 18, more than 60% of adults report having experienced at least one Acute Childhood Experience (ACE) during their formative years. An ACE can come in a variety of forms from the experience of violence, abuse or neglect to the loss of a parent to suicide, early death or prison. While…