Causes: Goodwill Industries, Job Training
Mission: Goodwill of the great plains serves as an advocate for economic self-sufficiency through employment and education.
Programs: Retail program servicesgoodwill utilizes its twenty-one retail stores to provide on-the-job training to people with disabilities, people with disadvantages and others having a hard time finding employment. Goodwill accepts clothing and other household donated goods from the public and sells these donations in community-based retail stores. Revenue from the sales of these goods goes directly toward supporting and growing critical community-based programs and job placement services.
workforce development program servicesindividuals achieve greater levels of self-sufficiency and economic success through goodwill's workforce development services - such as employment training and education, work experience, employment retention services, and youth-based programs. Goodwill programs strenghten communities and families and promote independence and dignity for people who need it most. Basic workforce development services were provided to 6,738 individuals in 2016.These services are "soft touch" in nature and usually provided without case management. This area of service also includes medicaid waiver programs. Intensive services were provided to 754 individuals in 2016.These services encompass educational and career services with a case manager or direct service worker assigned to each participant with services delivered over an extended period of time. Maintenance and enhancement of skills or independent functioning level, or maintenance of employment is the expected result of programs and services in this category. Placement focused services were provided to 1,104 individuals in 2016.These services have an expected outcome of job placement through job development and direct job placement programs, as well as temporary placement services and pre-placement phases of supported employment services. A case manager or direct service worker is assigned to each individual participating in placement focused programs and services.
community based servicesgoodwill works with local case managers to provide work and other services through the state home and community based services program. Under this program, individuals with intellectual disability, mental illness and brain injuries receive services meant to grow their work and independent living skills while participating fully in the community in which they live. This is done through day service programs and vocational programs, including work opportunities in retail, administrative support, document destruction, and e-commerce.
other areas of significant mission work includes: christmas shoe and mitten parties which served 2,798 underprivileged children in 2016 and were held in 15 locations throughout our territory; 3,104 emergency store vouchers were distributed by our 21 stores to individuals and families to purchase daily necessitites such as wares and clothing through goodwill's voucher assitance program.
Mission: Goodwill of the great plains serves as an advocate for economic self-sufficiency through employment and education.
Programs: Retail program servicesgoodwill utilizes its twenty-one retail stores to provide on-the-job training to people with disabilities, people with disadvantages and others having a hard time finding employment. Goodwill accepts clothing and other household donated goods from the public and sells these donations in community-based retail stores. Revenue from the sales of these goods goes directly toward supporting and growing critical community-based programs and job placement services.
workforce development program servicesindividuals achieve greater levels of self-sufficiency and economic success through goodwill's workforce development services - such as employment training and education, work experience, employment retention services, and youth-based programs. Goodwill programs strenghten communities and families and promote independence and dignity for people who need it most. Basic workforce development services were provided to 6,738 individuals in 2016.These services are "soft touch" in nature and usually provided without case management. This area of service also includes medicaid waiver programs. Intensive services were provided to 754 individuals in 2016.These services encompass educational and career services with a case manager or direct service worker assigned to each participant with services delivered over an extended period of time. Maintenance and enhancement of skills or independent functioning level, or maintenance of employment is the expected result of programs and services in this category. Placement focused services were provided to 1,104 individuals in 2016.These services have an expected outcome of job placement through job development and direct job placement programs, as well as temporary placement services and pre-placement phases of supported employment services. A case manager or direct service worker is assigned to each individual participating in placement focused programs and services.
community based servicesgoodwill works with local case managers to provide work and other services through the state home and community based services program. Under this program, individuals with intellectual disability, mental illness and brain injuries receive services meant to grow their work and independent living skills while participating fully in the community in which they live. This is done through day service programs and vocational programs, including work opportunities in retail, administrative support, document destruction, and e-commerce.
other areas of significant mission work includes: christmas shoe and mitten parties which served 2,798 underprivileged children in 2016 and were held in 15 locations throughout our territory; 3,104 emergency store vouchers were distributed by our 21 stores to individuals and families to purchase daily necessitites such as wares and clothing through goodwill's voucher assitance program.
3100 W 4th St, Sioux City, IA 51103
712-258-4511
Job Training
Sioux City
