GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN INC
2279 SOUTH AIRPORT ROAD WEST, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684 www.goodwillnmi.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY ENHANCING THE DIGNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN NEED BY OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LEARNING AND THE POWER OF WORK.

DONATED GOODS/RETAIL OPERATIONS - THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES ITS NINE RETAIL STORES AND E-COMMERCE OPERATIONS TO PROVIDE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF DONATED CLOTHING AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD GOODS GOES DIRECTLY TOWARD GROWING AND SUPPORTING CRITICAL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

GOODWILL'S FOOD SERVICES PROGRAMS WORK TO ENSURE THAT VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE NUTRITIONAL RESOURCES THEY NEED. FOOD RESCUE OPERATES WITH THE PURPOSE TO REDUCE WASTE AND INCREASE HEALTHY FOOD TO HUNGRY FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE DO THIS BY RESCUING 6,500 POUNDS OF SURPLUS AND SOON-TO-EXPIRE FOODS EVERY DAY FROM GROCERY STORES, BAKERIES AND FARMERS AND DISTRIBUTES IT ON THE SAME DAY TO FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGH 64 FOOD PANTRIES AND MEAL SITES. DURING THE YEAR WE REDISTRIBUTED ABOUT 1.6 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD. FOOD SERVICES PREPARES 500-700 HOT MEALS EACH DAY FOR GUESTS AT THE GOODWILL INN, MEALS ON WHEELS FOR SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS IN TREATMENT AT ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES.

HOUSING SERVICES - THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION HELPS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY WHERE HOMELESSNESS FOR FAMILIES, YOUTH, ADULTS, VETERANS AND SURVIVORS IS BRIEF, RARE AND ONE-TIME. GOODWILL'S PATRIOT PLACE IS A VETERAN'S TRANSITIONAL HOUSING COMMUNITY THAT WORKS TO SUPPORT VETERANS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. STAYS CAN LAST AS LONG AS TWO YEARS. CASE MANAGERS AND HOUSING NAVIGATORS HELP VETERANS FIND PERMANENT HOUSING. THE FACILITIES CAN ACCOMMODATE 24 RESIDENTS AT A TIME. DURING THE YEAR A TOTAL OF 51 VETERANS RESIDED THERE. THE GOODWILL INN PROVIDES SAFE, SUPPORTIVE EMERGENCY SHELTER WITH FOOD AND BASIC ESSENTIALS FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN MICHIGAN. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER HAS 120 BEDS INCLUDING 11 FAMILY ROOMS. STAYS CAN LAST AS LONG AS 90 DAYS, DURING WHICH GUESTS FOCUS ON FINDING PERMANENT HOUSING. DURING THE YEAR A TOTAL OF 474 INDIVIDUALS (232 MEN, 158 WOMEN, 4 TRANSGENDER/UNKNOWN AND 80 CHILDREN) RESIDED AT THE GOODWILL INN. STREET OUTREACH ACTIVELY LOCATES AND ENGAGES PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND LIVING IN THE STREETS WHERE THEY ARE, UNDER BRIDGES, ON PARK BENCHES, IN VACANT BUILDINGS, IN VEHICLES AND IN WOODED AREAS AND RIVER BANKS. OUTREACH WORKERS CONNECT PEOPLE TO EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES. DURING THE YEAR 877 PEOPLE RECEIVED SUPPORT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDE HOUSING AND THE SUPPORT PEOPLE NEED TO STAY IN HOUSING. COMMUNITY BASED CASE MANAGEMENT ASSISTS PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS IN THE PAST TO INCREASE THEIR INDEPENDENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. DURING THE YEAR, 178 INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED WITH THIS PROGRAM.

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