GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MICHIANA INC
PO BOX 3846, SOUTH BEND, IN 46619 www.goodwill-ni.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MICHIANA, INC. IS A LEADING NONPROFIT PROVIDER OF EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES AND OTHER CRITICAL COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A DISABILITY, PEOPLE WHO LACK EDUCATION OR JOB EXPERIENCE, HOUSEHOLDS FACING ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, EX-OFFENDERS RE-ENTERING THE COMMUNITY AND OTHERS IN NEED.

WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) - THE WIOA IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS USED TO EMPOWER HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL WITH A TARGETED CAREER PLAN AND WORK EXPERIENCE. THE PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED WITHIN THE HIGH SCHOOL. IN 2018 THERE WAS A 94% GRADURATION RATE, 77% POSITIVE OUTCOME (JOB, MILITARY, OR SECONDARY EDUCATION), 94% OF THE JOBS OBTAINED WERE FULL-TIME. THE WIOA OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST YOUTH WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR POSTSECONDARY TRAINING TO COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION AND OBTAIN A DIPLOMA, CERTIFICATION, OR DEGREE. ANOTHER GOAL IS PLACEMENT INTO EMPLOYMENT OR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. A THIRD GOAL IS TO HELP IMPROVE BASIC, ACADEMIC, AND JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS. THE FINAL GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THEM 12 MONTHS OF FOLLOW UP SERVICES. YOUTH LEARN ABOUT OCCUPATIONS IN DEMAND AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST INDIANA AND GAIN SKILLS NEEDED TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE THROUGH A SERIES OF WORK READY WORKSHOPS INCLUDING RESUME DEVELOPMENT AND INTERVIEWING SKILLS. IN 2019 WE SERVED 940 OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH, 30 EARNED AN IN DEMAND CERTIFICATION, 69 ENROLLED IN TRAINING, 357 EARNED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPOLMA OR HSE, 35 COMPLETED WORK EXPERIENCE, AND 258 OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT.

SCSEP (SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM) - SCSEP IS A TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR OLDER WORKERS AGES 55 AND OVER WHO HAVE AN INCOME THAT DOES NOT EXCEED 125 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE AN AVERAGE OF 20-24 HOURS PER WEEK OF PAID TRAINING AT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZARIONS. PAID CLASSROOM TRAINING IS ALSO PERMITTED TO INCREASE JOB READINESS SKILLS. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE PAID THE HIGHER OF THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE, STATE OR LOCAL MIMIMUM WAGE WHILE THEY TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY SERVICE OR OTHER JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. EMPLOYMENT IS THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM FOR MOST PARTICIPANTS. SOME SCSEP PARTICIPANTS ARE UNANBLE TO TRANSITION TO WORK AND MAY BE TRANSITIONNED TO OTHER PROGRAMS OR SERVICES, INCLUDING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2019 WE HAD 159 PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN THE SCSEP PROGRAM, 94 PARTICIPANTS IN A PAID TRAINING SITE TO INCREASE WORK SKILLS, AND 27 PARTICIPANTS THAT ENTERED EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

ABILITY FIRST - GOODWILL'S VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION CONTRACT SERVICES PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES. SERVICES START WITH THE DISCOVERY PROCESS WHICH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CLIENT AND HIS OR HER TEAM TO EXPLORE THE CLIENT'S TALENTS, INTERESTS, PREFERENCES, CAPABILITIES, IDEAL WORK ENVIROMENT, CHALLENGES, SUPPORT STRATAGIES, AND INFORMED CHOICE IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AN APPROPRIATE VOCATIONAL GOAL. THE INDIVIDUALS WILL THEN WORK WITH AN EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT THAT IS MEANINGFUL AND APPROPRIATE. THEEMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST WORKS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL TO TEACH HIM/HER AS MUCH OF THE JOB SEARCH PROCESS AS POSSIBLE TO MAXIMIZE THE INDIVIDUAL'S INDEPENDENCE. THE EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST WORKS WITH POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS TO UNDERSTAND THE INDIVIDUALS' STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS IN THE WORK SETTING AND TO DISCUSS ANY ACCOMMODATIONS THAT MIGHT BE NECESSARY. IF NEEDED, A JOB COACH IS PROVIDED TO THE NEW EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE TO HELP FACILITATE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO THE WORK SETTING. ONGOING SUPPORT IS PROVIDED AS NEEDED TO BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE JOB SITE. IN 2019 201 CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN ABILITY FIRST PROGRAMS AND 64 CLIENTS OBTAINED COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT.

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