GOODWILL RETAIL SERVICES INC
5400 South 60th Street, Greendale, WI 53129 www.goodwillsew.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: GOODWILL RETAIL SERVICES, INC. ("GOODWILL RETAIL") IS A NONSTOCK, NOT-FOR-PROFIT WISCONSIN CORPORATION, WHOSE SOLE MEMBER IS GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN, INC. ("GOODWILL"), A WISCONSIN NONSTOCK, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH 501(C)(3) STATUS. GOODWILL RETAIL SHARES THE MISSION OF ITS PARENT COMPANY, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR DISADVANTAGES WHO SEEK GREATER INDEPENDENCE. SUCH DISABILITIES OR DISADVANTAGES INCLUDE PHYSICAL OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SKILL LIMITATIONS, LACK OF EDUCATION AND JOB PREPARATION, COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES, AND OTHER SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGES. GOODWILL PURSUES ITS MISSION IN TWO WAYS. THE FIRST IS BY EMPLOYING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND DISADVANTAGES WITHIN THE ORGANIZATIONS OWN OPERATIONS. THE SECOND IS BY PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICES, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES F

GOODWILL PROVIDES TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR DISADVANTAGES WHO SEEK GREATER INDEPENDENCE.

GOODWILL RETAIL SERVICES, INC. ("GOODWILL RETAIL") PROVIDES A SOURCE OF INCOME TO PROMOTE THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF ITS PARENT CORPORATION, GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN, INC., INCLUDING THAT ORGANIZATION'S NUMEROUS PROGRAMS FOR PROVIDING TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES OR DISADVANTAGES. GOODWILL RETAIL OPERATED 70 STORES DURING 2019, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND REVENUE TO FURTHER GOODWILL'S MISSION. GOODWILL RETAIL PROVIDES WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE A BARRIER TO EMPLOYMENT - AT THE END OF 2019, OVER 3,500 PEOPLE WERE EMPLOYED. ALL EMPLOYEES LEARN ABOUT THE RETAIL SERVICES BUSINESS AND RECEIVE JOB TRAINING IN ADDITION TO TRAINING ON TOPICS SUCH AS GOODWILLS MISSION, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND SAFETY. GOODWILL RETAILS STORE AND DONATION CENTERS PROVIDE A CONVENIENT PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO DONATE PREVIOUSLY-OWNED GOODS. DURING 2019, GOODWILL RETAIL RECORDED OVER 4.0 MILLION DONOR TRANSACTIONS OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FROM INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THOSE DONATED ITEMS ARE PROCESSED BY GOODWILL RETAIL EMPLOYEES AND SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT AFFORDABLE PRICES IN GOODWILL RETAIL STORES. IN KEEPING WITH GOODWILLS RE-USE/RECYCLE PHILOSOPHY, GOODWILL RETAIL MAKES AN EFFORT TO MAXIMIZE THE USEFULNESS OF EVERY ITEM DONATED TO GOODWILL. IN JULY 2018, GOODWILL RETAIL OPENED ITS FIRST OUTLET STORE, WHICH SELLS UNSOLD ITEMS FROM STORE AND DONATION CENTERS, GIVING THEM ONE LAST CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO PURCHASE. ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SOLD THROUGH GOODWILL RETAIL STORES ARE GENERALLY IN POOR CONDITION (FOR EXAMPLE, TORN, STAINED, OR WITH BROKEN ZIPPERS). THOSE ITEMS ARE SOLD EITHER TO RECYCLERS OR TO FOREIGN MARKETS, THEREBY GENERATING ADDITIONAL INCOME TO SUPPORT GOODWILLS MISSION-BASED PROGRAMS AND REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF WASTE THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE LANDFILLED. IN 2019, GOODWILL DIVERTED OVER 170 MILLION POUNDS OF MATERIAL FROM LANDFILLS. GOODWILL RETAIL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WITH VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE DONATED GOODS TO PERSONS IN NEED. AT EVERY GOODWILL STORE IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS, PERSONS IN NEED IN THESE PROGRAMS CAN EXCHANGE VOUCHERS FOR USEFUL MERCHANDISE AT NO COST. IN 2019, GOODWILL RETAIL PARTNERED WITH LOCAL HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 80 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. GOODWILL RETAIL WORKED WITH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF MILWAUKEE AND CHICAGO TO PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS TO YOUTH SERVED BY THE CLUBS, AND JOB FAIRS ALSO LED TO THE HIRING OF SEVERAL YOUTH INTO GOODWILL RETAIL JOBS. GOODWILL RETAIL DEMONSTRATES ITS COMMITMENT TO TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING FORKLIFT TRAINING TO EMPLOYEES AND A CAREER PATH PROGRAM. THE CAREER PATH PROGRAM HAS A DEFINED AND FOCUSED CAREER DEVELOPMENT TRACK THAT OFFERS EMPLOYEES THE CHANCE TO LEARN, GROW, AND ADVANCE AS RETAIL LEADERS GOODWILL RETAIL ALSO PROVIDES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ITS EMPLOYEES TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE BARRIERS TO THEIR SUCCESS AND CONNECT THEM WITH AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. GOODWILL WAY GUIDES ARE AVAILABLE AT GOODWILL STORES TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR EMPLOYEES WITH ISSUES AND CHALLENGES THEY FACE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF WORK, SUCH AS EDUCATIONAL GOALS, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND CHILDCARE.

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