Goodwill Industries of Central Texas

Assisted employment retailgoodwill retail locations drive over 60% of the total revenue to fund no cost education, career training, and job placement services for people who are marginalized in our community. Retail stores also serve as transitional employment sites offering training, work experience, and income for people with obstacles to work, while select locations house career centers providing one-on-one career services and access to education/training programs. Gct also provides one-on-one career coaching to eligible donated goods retail team members to help people meet their basic needs, identify their career goals, and obtain the skills necessary to meet those goals. In 2022, Goodwill retail locations provided employment to 2,881 people, of which 1,980 received career coaching and basic needs assistance

Staffing services and contractsin 2022, gsg talent solutions placed 1,129 individuals into temporary or temporary to permanent positions with 36 employers. This is a 4.8% increase in individuals hired by gsg from 2021. The average hourly wage for 2022 was $24.10, which is an 18.7% increase from 2021, and we provided over $50,000 in employee assistance. Gsg talent solutions provides one-on-one support to eligible individuals to assist in helping them move from temporary to permanent employment, including basic needs assistance, soft skills training, and career coaching.

Edaluation and trainingworkforce advancement/charter school/goodwill career and technical academypeople who are marginalized, often living in poverty, or making less than a living wage, receive one-on-one case management and coaching including soft skills and job search training, job readiness training, financial and digital literacy classes, internships, no cost basic needs assistance and access to mental health services, job training, and job placement services. Participants may earn a high school diploma, train for an in-demand industry recognized credential or complete a ged to assist in moving towards a career, not just a job. In 2022, gct served 8,110 people through 154,943 mission services, and placed individuals into 2,107 jobs. The charter school, the only high school in Texas serving students ages 18 50, enrolled and served 2,138 students and alumni across 6 campuses including two correctional facilities in 2022 and 312 students graduated with their diploma. The Goodwill career and technical academy provided training to 311 individuals and helped them earn 184 industry recognized credentials.