Southern Oregon Goodwill Industries

THE MISSION OF SOUTHERN OREGON GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INC IS TO ENABLE EMPLOYMENT BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH.

DONATED GOODS AND RETAIL PROGRAM SERVICES:SOUTHERN OREGON GOODWILL INDUSTRIES UTILIZES THEIR RETAIL, PRODUCTION, WAREHOUSE, AND DONATION DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT TRANSFERABLE JOB SKILLS. INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE JOB COACHING AND WORK EXPERIENCE TO LEARN SOFT SKILLS AND JOB SPECIFIC SKILL SETS THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN TRANSFER TO COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT. GOODWILL ACCEPTS DONATIONS OF GOODS FROM PUBLIC DONORS AND THEN SELLS THESE GOODS IN THEIR RETAIL STORES. 86% OF RETAIL REVENUE SUPPORTS THE OPERATIONS THAT ALLOW FOR THE PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, FAMILY STABILIZATION, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION PROGRAMS, WHICH SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT AND PARTICIPATE AS ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVICE:GOODWILL PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CAREER SERVICES AS WELL AS JOB PREPARATION/SKILL BUILDING CLASSES, JOB PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND POST-EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND INDIVUDUALS WITHOUT WHO ARE LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN CAREER ENRICHMENT. INDIVIDUALS CAN ACHIEVE GREATER LEVELS OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS THROUGH SOUTHERN OREGON GOODWILL'S FAMILY STRENGTHENING, FINANCIAL STRENGTHENING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE AND RETENTION PROGRAMS. SOUTHERN OREGON GOODWILL ALSO PROVIDES ROBUST GED CLASSES AS WELL AS OTHER COURSES THAT ASSIST AN INDIVIDUAL WITH ONGOING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, WHICH CAN HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THEIR ABILITY TO GET AND KEEP JOBS THAT CAN PULL THEM OUT OF POVERTY. SOUTHERN OREGON GOODWILL PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES AND PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY THROUGH WORK. IN 2021, A TOTAL OF 3,485 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH ONE OF GOODWILLS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS OR THROUGH GOODWILLS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS; OF THOSE PEOPLE 783 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH ONE OF GOODWILLS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AND 2,702 PEOPLE WERE SERVED THROUGH A THIRD-PARTY COMMUNITY VOUCHER PARTNER USING GOODWILL FUNDS.OF THE INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN THE GOODWILLS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM, 72 GAINED EMPLOYMENT WITH AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $11.82 AND WORKED AN AVERAGE OF 25.47 HOURS PER WEEK. OF NOTE: IN 2021 GOODWILL JOB CONNECTION CENTERS WERE CLOSED FOR THREE QUARTERS OF THE YEAR DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. OVERALL, GOODWILLS JOB CONNECTION CENTERS RECORDED 1,003 VISITS FROM PEOPLE SEEKING ASSISTANCE WITH GAINING EMPLOYMENT.