(June 1, 2007) Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles - Goodwill Southern California officials led Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) on a tour of their facility at 342 N. San Fernando Road. The tour included a peek into Goodwill’s Recycling and Shredding departments where Goodwill diverts more than 119 tons of e-waste and 98 tons of paper each month from California’s landfills. The last leg of the tour was held in Goodwill’s MetroNorth WorkSource Center. Through the Center, more than 500 Angelenos with disabilities and vocational disadvantages received workforce placement in 2006. Since 1916, Goodwill Southern California has been turning donations and retail purchases into good jobs that have led to brighter futures for thousands of people with disabilities and vocational challenges. More than 22,000 people benefit from Goodwill’s education, job training and employment placement programs each year. Goodwill Southern California operates 50 retail stores, 36 attended donation centers, three campuses and 18 workforce/training centers in the counties of Los Angeles (north of Rosecrans Ave.), Riverside and San Bernardino. For more information about Goodwill and its programs, please call 1 (888) 4-GOODWILL or visit www.goodwillsocal.org. Pictured in the group photo in the front of the building from left to right: Mr. Craig Smith, Chief Operating Officer; Ms. Laura Duncan, Lead Director WorkSource and Career Development; Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard; Ms. Anna Zakarian, Program Manager; and Mr. Robert Soule, Director of WorkSource Centers. Pictured in the photo that shows Goodwill’s shredding bins in the background, are: Gerardo Castro, Director of Assembly and Fulfillment (far right); Craig Smith, Chief Operating Officer (immediate left); and Congresswoman Roybal-Allard (far left).