Program areas at Goodwill Industries of Upstate Midlands South Carolina
Giumsc operates 41 retail stores and 48 donation centers (most located at our retail stores). Sales from our retail stores are the primary source of income for giumsc (gross sales $52,434,761), enabling us to provide education and training services for people in the communities we serve and to place 6,326 people into employment during the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Our retail stores also play a key role in our mission as training sites for individuals in giumsc's training program and by offering long-term employment opportunities for 647 individuals many of whom have barriers to employment. These organizational employment services (oes) include health and retirement benefits, personal and professional development opportunities and potential for career advancement. Additionally, giumsc served 1,464,644 donors, resulting in the reuse, resale, or recycling of unwanted goods.
Business services generates revenue to support our mission services and provides long-term employment opportunities for Goodwill associates, including health and retirement benefits, personal and professional development opportunities and potential for career advancement. Business services has several business areas, including: janitorial and window cleaning services, sub-assembly, food service, and home health care. Business services employed 22 people last year. Services provided include inspections, fulfillment, and packaging for clients; cleaning services for businesses, municipal, county and state governments; and in-home healthcare and caregiving for individuals.
In 2022/2023, career development services (cds) provided services to 11,676 individuals in our 16-county service area through our job training and placement programs. Our 23 Goodwill job connections continued to provide services throughout the pandemic, including resume development workshops, job search and placement assistance, computer training workshops, referrals to other agency resources, job development with area employers, posting of job fairs and recruitment opportunities, job candidate prescreening for employers, criminal background checks and referrals to Goodwill training programs. Giumsc also offered six industry-specific, certified training programs to job seekers: cna, cdl, digital skills, forklift, food service, and retail. Each of the 11,676 people served participated in at least one (and generally more) of the services we provide.