GOODWILL INDUSTRIES - MANASOTA INC

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES-MANASOTA, INC. (GOODWILL) IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ADVANCING ITS MISSION OF CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF WORK AND PROUDLY SERVES 10 COUNTIES ON THE EAST AND WEST COASTS OF FLORIDA. THE WEST COAST COUNTIES INCLUDE SARASOTA, MANATEE, HARDEE, AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES, WHILE THE EAST COAST COUNTIES SERVE INDIAN RIVER, ST. LUCIE, MARTIN, OKEECHOBEE, AND PALM BEACH. THROUGH ITS MISSION-INTEGRATED SOCIAL ENTERPRISE MODEL, GOODWILL PROVIDES ACCESS TO RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP INDIVIDUALS OVERCOME BARRIERS AND IMPROVE FINANCIAL STABILITY. GOODWILL ACCEPTS CLOTHING AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD DONATED GOODS FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE SALES OF THESE DONATED GOODS ACROSS ITS 30+ RETAIL LOCATIONS FUND THE MISSION, WHICH EMPLOYS MORE THAN 1,508 TEAM MEMBERS, 72% OF WHOM HAVE DISABILITIES AND/OR DISADVANTAGING CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS THREE CORE PROGRAMS WHICH ARE: (1) THE GOODPARTNER COACH PROGRAM OFFERS EACH GOODWILL TEAM MEMBER WITH A LIFE COACH WHO PROVIDES SUPPORT AND HELPS FACILITATE GOALS FOR EACH TEAM MEMBER, MOVING THEM FORWARD IN THEIR JOB AND IN LIFE. IN 2024, THE GOODPARTNER COACH PROGRAM PROVIDED COACHING TO 2,316 PEOPLE RESULTING IN A RETENTION RATE OF 84% FOR 30 DAYS AND 74% FOR 90 DAYS OF THOSE SERVED ACHIEVING AT LEAST ONE GOAL. (2) THE JOB CONNECTION SERVES COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WITH RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEW SKILLS TRAINING. THE JOB CONNECTION WILL ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN FINDING A MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT EITHER AT GOODWILL OR THROUGH ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS. IN 2024, THE JOB CONNECTION SERVED 601 PEOPLE RESULTING IN COMMUNITY PLACEMENTS FOR 257 PEOPLE WITH AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $15.62/HOUR. 95% OF THOSE PLACED WERE EMPLOYED IN AN ORGANIZATION WITH BENEFITS. (3) THE VETERANS SERVICES TEAM OFFERS REINTEGRATION SERVICES TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN FINDING AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT. IN 2024, THERE WERE 554 VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES SERVED, RESULTING IN 49 PEOPLE BEING PLACED AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $20.35 /HOUR WITH A 100% RETENTION RATE AT 90 DAYS.