GOODWILL INDUSTRIES-SUNCOAST INC
PO BOX 14456, ST PETERSBURG, FL 337334456 www.goodwill-suncoast.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR MISSION IS HELPING PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH THE DIGNITY AND POWER OF WORK. WE ACHIEVE THE MISSION THROUGH JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND PERSONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. GOODWILL ALSO PROMOTES A GREENER COMMUNITY BY REPURPOSING ITEMS THAT MAY OTHERWISE BE RELEGATED TO LANDFILLS.

OUR MISSION IS HELPING PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH THE DIGNITY AND POWER OF WORK.

DONATED GOODS PROGRAM - OUR DONATED GOODS/RETAIL OPERATION PROVIDES JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPLOYMENT IN RETAILING, PRODUCTION, WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION. GOODWILL ALSO PROMOTES A GREENER COMMUNITY BY REPURPOSING ITEMS THAT MAY OTHERWISE BE RELEGATED TO LANDFILLS. TOTAL CLIENTS/EMPLOYEES SERVED WERE 4,540.

HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM - GOODWILL-SUNCOAST HELPS PEOPLE SECURE TRAINING, FIND JOBS, BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT, AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS INCLUDING SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, JOB CONNECTION SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT INTERNSHIPS, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION FOR YOUTH. THESE PROGRAMS ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AS WELL AS THOSE WHO FACE OTHER DISADVANTAGES SUCH AS OF TRAINING OR EDUCATION. TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED 86,987.HERE IS A STORY OF ONE OF OUR MANY CLIENTS: (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PART III, LINE 4B) WHEN AMEY LEFT HIGH SCHOOL, SHE ENROLLED IN A TRAINING CENTER FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES WHERE HER "JOB" WAS PULLING WEEDS DAY AFTER DAY IN A HOT GARDEN. SOON AFTER SHE CAME TO GOODWILL'S LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. IT WAS THERE THAT SHE BEGAN TO BLOSSOM. IN TIME AMEY PROGRESSED FROM SORTING ITEMS FOR THE OUTLET STORE TO MASTERING THE MUCH MORE COMPLEX JOB OF CASHIER. DURING HER TIME AT THE GOODWILL OUTLET STORE, SHE ENJOYED MAKING MONEY AND MAKING FRIENDS. AND, SHE CAME BURSTING OUT OF HER SHELL. "AT FIRST I WAS SHY, I DIDN'T SAY ONE WORD. NOW THEY CAN'T GET ME TO STOP TALKING!" AMEY'S PROGRESSION EVENTUALLY LED HER TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND SHE LANDED A JOB AT TJ MAXX. SHE EVEN BEGAN SCHEDULING HER OWN TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK, SOMETHING SHE LEARNED FROM HER GOODWILL JOB COACH. "I DO IT MYSELF NOW, AND I'M PROUD OF MYSELF!"

COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS SERVICES & CAFETERIA - GOODWILL-SUNCOAST OPERATES SEVERAL COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS TO HELP OFFENDERS TRANSITION BACK INTO SOCIETY AND HELP THEM BECOME PRODUCTIVE, LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS. SERVICES PROVIDED TO OFFENDER POPULATIONS INCLUDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS, GED AND FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES, AS WELL AS JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE. TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED WERE 1,035.

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