Program areas at Goodwill Industries International
Sponsored programs: Goodwill Industries International, Inc. (gii) receives sponsored programs and grants from the united states department of labor, united states department of agriculture, and numerous private and/or corporate foundations. Gii subgrants most of these funds to autonomous local Goodwill organizations to use in their communities. Federal:u.s. department of labor: from july 2022 to june 2023, gii was awarded $22.8 million for scsep program to promote individual economic self-sufficiency by providing program participants who are 55 years and older with training opportunities in community service assignments.from july 2023 to june 2024, gii was awarded $22.8 million for scsep program to promote individual economic self-sufficiency by providing program participants who are 55 years and older with training opportunities in community service assignments.from july 2023 to june 2024, gii was awarded $455k for scsep program py22 information technology (it) implementation and support funding to provide ongoing gpms technical assistance and overall coaching and compliance monitoring for subrecipients related to data quality, data management and the use of data to inform action plans that will lead to achievement of scsep performance goals.from july 2019 through september 2022 (extended through march 2023), gii was awarded $4.5 million for the life launch program to serve 572 justice-involved young adults ages 18-24 by providing rewarding and engaging alternatives leading to employment, career advancement and reduced risk of recidivism.from july 2020 through december 2023 (extended through june 2025), gii was awarded $4.5 million for the young adult reentry partnership grant to provide occupational training in locally in-demand Industries to 415 eligible justice-involved young adults.from july 2021 through december 2024, gii was awarded $4.5 million for the young adult reentry partnership grant to provide employment and training services in locally in-demand Industries to 550 eligible justice-involved young adults.from february 2023 through july 2026, gii was awarded $4 million for the young adult reentry partnership grant to help youth and young adults from ages 15 to 24 succeed in the workforce and their communities.from july 2023 through december 2026, gii was awarded $4 million to provide eligible incarcerated individuals ages 18 or older in men's and women's state correctional facilities or local or county jails with workforce services prior to release and to continue services after release by transitioning the participants into reentry programs in the communities to which they will return.usda:from september 2020 through september 2023, gii was awarded $1.5m to support and maximize the capacity for each participating Goodwill to become state contractors for the snap e&t program.from october 2023 through september 2026, gii was awarded $1.5m to support and maximize the capacity for each participating Goodwill to become state contractors for the snap e&t program.fcc:from june 2023 through april 2024, gii was awarded $498k to help ensure that qualifying low-income households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more.private:walmart foundation: from july 2022 through july 2024, the walmart foundation awarded gii a grant of $1.2 million for textile recycling to select 5-7 local Goodwill organizations to pilot the development of skills, systems, and infrastructure to transform unsold textile donations into recycling feedstocks (rfeedstocks).from september 2022 through june 2024, the walmart foundation awarded gii a grant of $225,000 for advancing racial equity to gain a deeper perspective of our entire organization through a diversity and equity lens that will allow us to identify our strengths, areas of growth, and areas where we have the capacity to engage on intentional dei work on as an organization; to develop Goodwill's diversity and inclusion strategic plan that will be implemented over the next 5 years.from july 2023 through july 2024, gii was awarded a $585,000 grant to position itself to scale the opportunity accelerator (oa) and career navigation training and systems while ramping up collaboration with partners committed to advancing economic opportunity in the u.s.from december 2023 through november 2024, gii was awarded $250,000 to complete a research project to inform Goodwill training program improvements in areas such as learner recruitment, support services, and training methods and establish efficacy for professional navigator training and development.bank of america charitable foundation: in september 2021, gii received an award of $500,000 for october 2021 through september 2023 for the bank of america rising together opportunity accelerator.from september 2023 through august 2024, gii was awarded $250,000 to support field testing an assessment tool that seeks to close the advanced digital skills training gap and to support the digital skills initiative through member support services such as consultations to help adopt or enhance foundational and/or digital skills training.accenture: from october 2020 through september 2022, gii was awarded $1.5m to connect 30,000 youth and young adults in the u.s. and canada to first jobs and career opportunities while piloting the opportunity accelerator model.from july 2022 through august 2023, gii was awarded $30,000 for skills to succeed 5, a free online training resource to help individuals plan their careers, get a job, and build skills for the future. Created by accenture, s2sa engages participants with advanced learning technologies, gaming techniques, role-based simulations, videos, quizzes, and other interactive exercises. From july 2023 through august 2024, gii was awarded $40,000 for skills to succeed 6, a free online training resource to help individuals plan their careers, get a job, and build skills for the future. Created by accenture, s2sa engages participants with advanced learning technologies, gaming techniques, role-based simulations, videos, quizzes, and other interactive exercises.from june 2022 through october 2022, gii was awarded $300,000 for seed funding to support nearly 20,000 local Goodwill mission workers with access to resources they need to best support 27,000 current participants and thousands more in future years as they strive to achieve their training and employment objectives to build digital skills and advance their careers.comcast corporation:from september 2023 through august 2024, gii was awarded $100,00 to support the digital navigator pilot.dulin endowment: from january 2022 through december 2022, the dulin foundation awarded gii a $120,000 grant to support strengthening the Goodwill network's financial performance. In november of 2022, an additional $114,000 was awarded for january 2023 through december 2023. Google.org charitable giving fund of the tides foundation: from july 2021 through may 2024, google.org charitable giving fund of tides foundation awarded gii $5 million to develop and deploy first generation integrated opportunity accelerator platform and case management systems and to equip and engage at least 25 local goodwills with rhe resources needed to help reach over 200,000 job seekers and career advances.from march 2021 through may 2024, gii was awarded $2.0m to provide advanced digital skills training in 20 locations.usaa: from the period of october 2022 through september 2023, usaa awarded gii a grant of $185,000 to continue the military veterans and families program that has operated since 2012 through operation achieve. This will enable gii and 2 local Goodwill organizations to provide career-enhancing training and employment placement services to 110 individuals within the focused population of blsck/hispanic military veterans and families.general motors: from october 2022 to august 2023, general motors awarded gii $275,000 to provide holistic services and training to youth and young adults ages 16 to 24, focused on skilled trades training opportunities for yya in conjunction with support services. From september 2023 to august 2024, general motors awarded gii $750,000 to fund a two-part national project to build capacity in the skilled trades and clean tech sectors. Focus areas will include young adult engagement, employer partnerships, and providing support services that create equitable access for individuals experiencing economic challenges.
Support services to membership: support services to membership include International activities, government relations and strategic sourcing.
Direct services to membership: direct services to membership includes consultations, executive professional development, training seminars, events such as the annual meeting of the conference of executives and the delegate assembly, data processing and analysis, assistance in the development of national and local communications materials, and the loan program provided by gmjcs.