GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS INC

DONATED GOODS RETAIL (DGR) PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: ATTENDED DONATION CENTERS, TRADITIONAL RETAIL STORES, AN E-COMMERCE "VIRTUAL" STORE, THE LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT (FOR MOVING DONATIONS, STORING DONATIONS, AND SUPPORTING THE RETAIL STORES), AND THE POST- RETAIL/RECYCLING OPERATION. THE COLLECTION & SALE OF DONATED GOODS PRODUCES REVENUE GOODWILL USES TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT-RELATED SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOWEVER, EACH DEPARTMENT IN THE DGR PROGRAM SERVES AS A TRAINING CENTER WHERE CLIENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT GAIN VALUABLE SKILLS NEEDED TO PREPARE FOR AND OR INTEGRATE BACK INTO THE WORLD OF WORK. EVERY TEAM MEMBER IN DGR HAS TWO ROLES: 1) DOING THE JOB HE OR SHE WAS HIRED TO DO AND 2) SERVING AS A TRAINER/COACH FOR CLIENTS WITH DISABILITIES & OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT WHILE THESE CLIENTS RECEIVED REAL-WORLD ON- THE-JOB TRAINING IN OUR DGR FACILITIES. IN 2023, GOODWILL SERVED 30,339 DONORS AND 143,395 CUSTOMERS THROUGH THE DGR PROGRAM. GOODWILL RECYCLED, AND/OR REPURPOSED APPROXIMATELY 704,928 POUNDS OF DONATIONS IN OUR POST-RETAIL/RECYCLING DEPARTMENT. THE DGR PROGRAM PROVIDED 3,845,997 IN REVENUE TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION. THROUGHOUT 2023, GOODWILL EMPLOYED 233 PEOPLE, INCLUDING SHORT-TERM, PAID ON-THE-JOB TRAINING CLIENTS, WITH 44% OF THOSE HAVING DISABILITIES AND/OR OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. GOODWILL PAID 2,548,007 IN WAGES AND BENEFITS, INCLUDING 618,462 TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.

MISSION SERVICES PROGRAMS: THE MISSION SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT PREPARE CLIENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT-RELATED TRAINING/ CERTIFICATIONS, JOB PLACEMENT AND RETENTION ASSISTANCE, AND FAMILY FINANCIAL STABILITY SERVICES, SUCH AS FINANCIAL EDUCATION, FINANCIAL COACHING AND ASSET-BUILDING SUPPORT. THESE SERVICES ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE DGR PROGRAM REVENUES, FEE-FOR-SERVICE FUNDS, PUBLIC & PRIVATE GRANTS, & DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS. IN 2023, THE MISSION SERVICES PROGRAM SERVED 8,077 INDIVIDUALS.