GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NC WI INC
1800 APPLETON ROAD, MENASHA, WI 54952 www.goodwillncw.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH CENTRAL WIS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION. ITS MISSION IS "ELEVATING PEOPLE BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT".

MAKING A LIFE-CHANGING DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH OUR TRAINING CENTERS, PROGRAMS & SERVICES.

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN, INC. HAS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES IN EACH OF ITS 27 RETAIL STORES/TRAINING CENTERS THAT PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND AGENCIES THROUGHOUT OUR 35-COUNTY SERVICE DELIVERY AREA TO PROVIDE WORK EXPERIENCE AND JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. IN 2019, THIS PROGRAM SERVED 660 INDIVIDUALS, WHO RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 131,550 HOURS OF SUPERVISED WORK EXPERIENCE. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HELPS PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGH ITS GOODNEIGHBOR INITIATIVE. GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN, INC. PARTNERS WITH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES THAT DISTRIBUTE GOODWILL NWC'S STORE VOUCHERS TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. IN 2019, THIS VOUCHER PROGRAM PROVIDED $641,073 IN FREE MERCHANDISE TO 22,084 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT GOODWILL NCW'S 35-COUNTY REGION.

IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WERE OFFERED DURING 2019:ALMOST HOME: WORKS WITH CURRENT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOMEOWNERS TO REMAIN SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR HOME OWNERSHIP AND HELPS APPLICANTS IMPROVE THEIR STATUS FOR ELIGIBILITY (169 SERVED IN 2019).CIRCLES OF CARE: PROVIDES SUPPORT TO TEAM MEMBERS AND PAID PARTICIPANTS VIA FINANCIAL COUNSELING, HEALTH & WELLNESS COACHING AS WELL AS SPIRITUAL SUPPORT (1,508 SERVED IN 2019).CIRCLES OF SUPPORT: ASSISTS MEN AND WOMEN MAKING A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM INCARCERATION TO LIFE IN A COMMUNITY, USING A NETWORK OF LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE, MENTORING AND DIRECTION TO EX-OFFENDERS (133 SERVED IN 2019).LGBT PARTNERSHIP: PROVIDES SAFE SPACE WHERE YOUTHS AND ADULTS CAN FEEL SUPPORTED AND UNDERSTOOD, MAKE FRIENDS, LEARN HEALTHY LIFE CHOICES, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, FEEL VALUED AND RESPECTED AND TALK AND BE HEARD (554 SERVED IN 2019).MIRACLE LEAGUE FOX VALLLEY: GIVES CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AGES 4-19 THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY BASEBALL IN AN ORGANIZED, NON-COMPETITIVE LEAGUE ON A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE BASEBALL FIELD (203 SERVED IN 2019).MIRACLE LEAGUE LAKESHORE: GIVES CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AGES 4-19 THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY BASEBALL IN AN ORGANIZED, NON-COMPETITIVE LEAGUE ON A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE BASEBALL FIELD (117 SERVED IN 2019).MIRACLE LEAGUE CHIPPEWA VALLEY: GIVES CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AGES 4-19 THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY BASEBALL IN AN ORGANIZED, NON-COMPETITIVE LEAGUE ON A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE BASEBALL FIELD (125 SERVED IN 2019).NEIGHBORCARE AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS: HELPS COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOODS IDENTIFY AND LEVERAGE THEIR STRENGTHS TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF ISOLATION AND LONELINESS OF ADULTS 60 YEARS OR OLDER. SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES WITH A GRASS-ROOTS, ASSET-BASED APPROACH AT A NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL, WHERE ALL PEOPLE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO PRODUCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THEY WANT AND DESERVE. NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS BUILDS THE CAPACITY AND LEADERSHIP OF NEIGHBORS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, DETERMINE THEIR PRIORITIES, AND TAKE ACTION TOGETHER TO TRANSFORM THE PLACE WHERE THEY LIVE. NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS THEN HELPS COORDINATE THE RESOURCES OF THE PRIVATE, PRIVATE NON-PROFIT, AND GOVERNMENT SECTORS TO SUPPORT THE WORK (1,091 SERVED IN 2019).PROSPERITY CENTER: PROGRAM HELPS INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT (118 SERVED IN 2019).RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS (BARRON, EAU CLAIRE AND MARATHON COUNTIES): OPERATES THREE PROGRAMS IN GOODWILL NCW'S 35-COUNTY REGION TO GET OFFENDERS TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THEIR BEHAVIOR, TO EMPOWER VICTIMS IN THEIR SEARCH FOR CLOSURE, AND TO PROMOTE RESTITUTION TO VICTIMS AND COMMUNITIES (2,536 SERVED IN 2019).SCHOOL-TO-WORK: HELPS STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS DEVELOP WORK SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS THROUGH PAID WORK EXPERIENCES AND CLASSROOM LEARNING (74 SERVED IN 2019).TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM: PROVIDES VOCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHO ARE APPROACHING READINESS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY BUT ARE INELIGIBLE FOR FUNDED PROGRAMS (3 SERVED IN 2019).VOCATIONAL EVALUATION: ASSESSES INDIVIDUAL VOCATIONAL INTERESTS, APTITUDES, ABILITIES AND NEEDS THROUGH VARIOUS TOOLS AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES (79 SERVED IN 2019).VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE: OFFERS FREE TAX ASSISTANCE, PREPARATION AND ELECTRONIC FILING SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOMES, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OLDER TAXPAYERS (3,540 SERVED IN 2019 ).WORK ADJUSTMENT TRAINING: A SHORT-TERM TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO USE GOODWILL WORKSITES TO DEVELOP WORK SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS (26 SERVED IN 2019).WORK SERVICES: LONGER-TERM TRAINING PROGRAM THAT USES GOODWILL WORKSITE TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DEVELOP WORK SKILLS (107 SERVED IN 2019).

THE VOCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM OF GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN, INC. HELPS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES FIND AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. TYPICALLY, THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT PROVIDED IS LONGER TERM. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 298 INDIVIDUALS IN 2019.

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