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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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  • Program Participant Stories
  • Career Readiness
  • Success Stories
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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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  • Retail
  • Program Participant Stories
  • Goodwill’s Mission
  • Employee Stories
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Individual Placement and Support: Connecting people to jobs

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) helps people with mental health and/or substance use conditions find and keep jobs.
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  • Workforce Development
  • IPS
  • Goodwill’s Mission
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Case Study: Staffing Success in Milwaukee Manufacturing

TalentBridge partnered with a Milwaukee-based manufacturer facing significant seasonal staffing fluctuations. We ensured consistent, quality staffing, reducing the need for constant training and orientation.
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  • Partnership Success
  • TalentBridge Success
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Empowerment in our community: New Lives stories of Transformation through Goodwill

At Goodwill, we're not just about second-hand goods; we're about first-class transformations. Through job training, education, and employment, we're proud to share how we’ve supported your neighbors in weaving success stories out of sheer determination.
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  • New Lives
  • Workforce Development
  • Goodwill’s Mission
  • Success Stories
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Combating Loneliness and Hunger Through Home Delivered Meals: Gena's story

The Home Delivered Meals program is a free service for homebound older adults over 60 that includes delivery of hot, nutritious meals Monday through Friday.
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  • Community Services
  • Community Impact
  • Goodwill’s Mission
  • Employee Stories
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Case Study: Transforming Hiring With RPO

Faced with a series of staffing crises, our healthcare client sought Goodwill TalentBridge's expertise to devise customized solutions that would address their evolving needs and alleviate the mounting pressures on their existing staff.
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  • Partnership Success
  • TalentBridge Success
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Goodwill Leadership Forum Advances The Power of Work

Goodwill convened community leaders to focus on the regional economy and the power of workforce development to help job seekers connect to essential resources and opportunities that fuel the growth of individuals, businesses and communities in Chicago.
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  • TalentBridge
  • Workforce Development
  • Community Impact
  • Thought Leadership
  • Goodwill’s Mission
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Goodwill Partnership Creates Sense of Community

To help combat feelings of isolation and loneliness for participants of Goodwill’s Home Delivered Meals program, we collaborated with Milwaukee-based nonprofit, TimeSlips Creative Storytelling, on their “Beautiful Questions” project.
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  • Community Services
  • Community Impact
  • Goodwill’s Mission
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Goodwill Community Partner Offers Life-Changing Services to Women

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are pleased to recognize the evolution of the collaborative relationship between Goodwill and Convergence Resource Center (CRC), an ongoing partnership since 2018.
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  • Partnership Success
  • Community Impact
  • Community Relations
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Goodwill and American Red Cross Provide Relief for Fire Victims

For many years Goodwill has partnered with the American Red Cross chapters in Wisconsin and Greater Chicago, helping support people during a time of need.
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  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Partnership Success
  • Community Impact
  • Community Relations
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Goodwill Partners with Community Organizations to Help Students Prepare for Success

Goodwill worked in partnership with The Dominican Center to host their Earn and Learn Program participants for a day of education at the James O. Wright Center for Work and Training
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  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Partnership Success
  • Community Impact
  • Community Relations
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Meals on Wheels program deepens connection with participants during pandemic

Goodwill took part in the Beautiful Questions project which was created to connect with older adults who may have limited interactions with others. Drivers for Goodwill’s meal delivery program distributed Beautiful Questions postcards as part of their daily routes.
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  • Community Services
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Community Impact
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How the Bucks are creating a mental health-friendly workplace

Goodwill is highlighting the important work being done by employer partners like The Milwaukee Bucks around mental health awareness. The organization has worked with Goodwill’s Individual Placement and Support (IPS) team.
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  • Workforce Development
  • Mental Health Toolkit
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Goodwill partners with African American Leadership Alliance to support development of Milwaukee’s diverse talent

As part of April’s National Volunteer Month, leaders from across Goodwill came together to be supporters and allies of the work of African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee
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  • Partnership Success
  • Community Relations
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Daniel | From a temporary work experience to permanent employee

Despite his new degree and a wide range of skill sets, Daniel lacked confidence in his interviewing skills and needed help securing a full-time position. See how Goodwill Employment Services helped him.
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  • Program Participant Stories
  • Workforce Development
  • Goodwill’s Mission
  • Success Stories