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Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: The mission of goodwill industries of central florida, inc. Is "building lives that work" by providing opportunities for people to improve their lives through employment and pre-employment programs, pursuing commercial opportunities to employ the persons we serve and by processing, recycling, and reselling.
Programs: Vocational and community services - goodwill industries of central florida, inc. Provides education, training, jobs and placement services for people with barriers to employment, including youth, veterans, and those who are recipients of government support. Barriers include severe emotional, behavioral or learning disabilities, work history, limited employment and poor communication skills, substance abuse and/or criminal history. Goodwill industries of central florida, inc. Operates 28 retail stores, 27 donation express centers and 10 job connection centers. Goodwill industries of central florida, inc. Also co-locates services with several other non-profits and governmental agencies. During 2017, goodwill industries of central florida, inc. Provided services to over 49,600 people and placed over 8,500 of them into employment.
goodsource staffing services, llc - goodwill industries of central florida, inc. Operates a temporary staffing agency to provide employment for individuals who are homeless or housing insecure. Goodsource staffing services, llc provided jobs to 276 individuals in 2017.