GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF CENTRAL NORTH CAR

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA IMPLEMENTS A VARIETY OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES CAREER NAVIGATION, WORK READINESS AND DIGITAL LITERACY CLASSES, CREDENTIALED SKILLS TRAINING, AND CAREERS ON THE OUTSIDE (A CARF-ACCREDITED PROGRAM SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WITH JUSTICE-INVOLVEMENT AND A HISTORY OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION TO GET A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE). OUR MISSION SERVED 3,053 INDIVIDUALS AND SUPPORTED 340 COMPETITIVE JOB PLACEMENTS. THE AVERAGE JOB PLACEMENT PAID $16.49 PER HOUR AT ENTRY, AND 66% ALL PLACEMENTS WERE PERMANENT, FULL-TIME POSITIONS. OVER 7,700 UNIQUE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY; 33% OF SERVICES WERE IN THE FORM OF WORK-READINESS CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND SKILLED TRAINING, 31% WERE ONE-ON-ONE CAREER COACHING OR CASE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, 25% WERE EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION SERVICES SUCH AS RESUME DEVELOPMENT, MOCK INTERVIEWING PRACTICE, OR JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, 6% WAS ATTENDANCE AT EVENTS, 3% WERE SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS AND VOUCHERS FOR CLOTHING AND/OR TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, AND 2% WERE SKILLS ASSESSMENTS OR TESTING ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING URGENT SERVICE GAPS THROUGH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION. IN RESPONSE, PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ARE BEING OFFERED AT COMMUNITY LOCATIONS WHERE INDIVIDUALS ARE RECEIVING SERVICES FROM PARTNER AGENCIES, WHILE PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH JUSTICE-INVOLVEMENT CONTINUES TO BE EXPANDED. SKILLED TRAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION, CLASS A CDL, AND HVAC. VIRTUAL SERVICES, WORKSHOPS, MICROLESSONS, AND OTHERS CONTINUE TO MEET UNMET NEEDS AS THEY COMPLEMENT IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING AND INCREASE ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. A MOBILE UNIT WAS ROLLED OUT TO SERVE RURAL COMMUNITIES, EMPHASIZING DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS AND ACCESS. CAREER NAVIGATION IS PROVIDED TO JOB SEEKERS AND GOODWILL EMPLOYEES ALIKE, ARMING PEOPLE WITH THE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR CAREER PATHWAYS. THOUGHTFUL AND PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESS LEADERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO SHARE OUR VISION IS EMPHASIZED THROUGH ALL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE PLANNING AND DELIVERY.