Connecting people to work. Preparing people for life.
Eva | Empowering Her Career and Building a Brighter Future
With determination—and the support of the United For Good program—Eva has found a pathway to independence, stability and a career that aligns with her dreams.
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Eva | Empowering Her Career and Building a Brighter Future
Making a Difference Through Medical Assistant Training: Kaylee’s story
Kaylee Oquendo always knew she wanted to make a difference, especially in the lives of kids. Thanks to Goodwill’s Impact Program, she found her dream role as a medical assistant at Children’s Wisconsin
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Making a Difference Through Medical Assistant Training: Kaylee’s story
Career Coaching Develops Diverse Talent
At Goodwill, we are committed to developing diverse talent – and that starts with our employees. The Career Coaching program equips and empowers employees to build the skills necessary for their next career step at Goodwill.
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Career Coaching Develops Diverse Talent
Creating Access to Healthcare Careers
With the growing healthcare workforce shortage, Goodwill partnered with United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County to fill this critical community need.
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Creating Access to Healthcare Careers
Helping Teens and Young Adults Develop Job Skills
The North Riverside Goodwill Store & Donation Center partnered with J. Sterling Morton West High School in Illinois to provide students the opportunity to learn job skills and gain life experience that will help them successfully achieve employment.
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Helping Teens and Young Adults Develop Job Skills
Building Job and Life Skills Through Project SEARCH
Learning the right skills to be successful at a job is important. Perhaps even more important is having the confidence to know you are ready for whatever lies ahead. It’s learning these types of life skills that make Project SEARCH so impactful.
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Building Job and Life Skills Through Project SEARCH
Rutger | Gaining Independence Through Project SEARCH
Project SEARCH is a national business-led, school-to-work transition program that includes hands-on training and career exploration internships that empower young adults with disabilities to build skills and confidence to enter the workforce.
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Rutger | Gaining Independence Through Project SEARCH
Empower Youth Career Training and Development Success: Jordan's story
Jordan received an on-the-spot job offer after gaining the skills and confidence to ace the interview through Goodwill’s Empower Youth program.
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Empower Youth Career Training and Development Success: Jordan's story
Supporting teens and young adults as they find their next job: Benji's story
Case managers are the heart of the Empower Youth program, guiding participants in realizing their potential, overcoming obstacles and becoming a trusted source and mentor throughout the job process.
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Supporting teens and young adults as they find their next job: Benji's story
Empower Youth | Helping teens and young adults reach their goals
The Empower Youth: Career Training and Development program provides job readiness training and placement support to help teens and young adults ages 16 to 24 prepare for and find their next job.
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Empower Youth | Helping teens and young adults reach their goals
Gaining purpose and independence through individual placement and support: Billy's story
For Billy, the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) program opens the door to possibility, purpose and independence. His employment specialist connected him to the DVR to partner in his support and help match Billy’s interests, abilities and skills to different types of work.
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Gaining purpose and independence through individual placement and support: Billy's story
Equipping Ronnie through our Workforce Connection Center
Ronnie gained skills and confidence through our Workforce Connection Center as he worked towards his goal of obtaining employment.
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Equipping Ronnie through our Workforce Connection Center
Helping teens and young adults through mentoring and coaching: Nelly's story
Goodwill’s Empower Youth program provides teens and young adults ages 16 to 24 from the Chicagoland area
with job readiness training, skill building and support to prepare for and find their next job.
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Helping teens and young adults through mentoring and coaching: Nelly's story
Finding a job and a second chance at the Workforce Connection Center: Antonio's story
After being incarcerated, Antonio was driven to pave a new path and achieve a fresh start through employment but needed support and guidance to get there.
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Finding a job and a second chance at the Workforce Connection Center: Antonio's story
Empower Youth supports teens and young adults to build the workforce of the future
We’re invested in helping the workforce of the future take the first step in shaping their lives by providing the tools needed to navigate employment challenges and achieve their goals. To do this, we developed the Empower Youth: Career Training and Development program.
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Empower Youth supports teens and young adults to build the workforce of the future
Providing employment opportunities and assistance for job seekers
With the support of Goodwill TalentBridge, Seneca was provided a job with a liveable wage within 24 hours of interviewing.
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Providing employment opportunities and assistance for job seekers
How Gunther built skills through paid work experience
To find a good career fit, Gunther partnered with our Goodwill funded by the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation as well as a job developer through our Temporary Work Experience program.
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How Gunther built skills through paid work experience
Matthew | Formerly a Boys and Men of Color participant, now a leader and mentor
Matthew Ellis is a graduate of Goodwill’s first Boys and Men of Color program cohort where he participated in an eight-month learning and mentorship experience focusing on workplace skills and personal development.
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Matthew | Formerly a Boys and Men of Color participant, now a leader and mentor