WORK
The ability to work and live independently, to earn a paycheck, to take care of oneself and one’s family is a power that fills our lives with a richness of experience and the quality of life that should be the right of every individual.
Goodwill helps change lives through the power of work by providing job training and employment services to individuals facing difficult challenges getting or keeping a job.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Methodist minister Edgar Helms founded Goodwill Industries in 1902. His philosophy of turning donations of clothing and household items into jobs remains strong and is vital to Goodwill’s ability to provide workforce development services to people facing barriers to employment.
Last year, Goodwill provided employment and training services to more than 6,800 people, placed over 2,000 individuals in competitive jobs and matched 86 low-income families with donated vehicles.
Many of these people are underemployed and struggling to make ends meet or they are individuals who, because of a disability or other personal issue, have not had the opportunity to gain the skills and experience needed to get ahead. At Goodwill, we believe that every person deserves the opportunity to experience the dignity and self-esteem that comes from having a job.
DEMOGRAPHICS OF PEOPLE SERVED LOCALLY
Average person served is a 35-year old African American female.
54% of people served are female and 46% male.
55% were unemployed or under employed.
7% were dislocated workers.
11% were ex-offenders or offenders.
9% were classified as "working poor" (18% increase over last year).
5% are individuals with documented disabilities.
95% reported disadvantaging conditions at admission.
For more information about Goodwill's Workforce Development Services, please call 704-372-3434.
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