Goodwill of Olympics and Rainier Region

Retail, Salvage, Donations and Production Training Centers - Employed 1,191 people. Goodwill operates 34 thrift stores in 9 Washington counties. Over 3.66 million shoppers continued to embrace Goodwill's wide selection and value pricing. By growing retail operations, Goodwill creates more jobs and funds more job training, responding to the increasing need in the communities we serve. Goodwill retail stores provide jobs and training opportunities in addition to generating funds for job training programs. From collection points at stores and Attended Donation Stations, goods need to be sorted, priced, and displayed. Work training opportunities abound in our training centers allowing ample opportunity for people with significant disabilities or disadvantages to move into the work force. Strict quality standards guide the selection of items not suitable for sale in the retail stores. Goodwill strives to recycle donated items not suitable for sale in the retail stores. Donations are the foundation of Goodwill's ability to provide services. Thoughtful giving supports strong retail sales which in turn helps people receive training and go to work.

Workforce Development Training Centers - employed 155 people. Over ninety percent of revenues are returned to jobs and job training programs for people who have disabilities or disadvantages. Workforce serviced an unduplicated 4,266 participants. Programs range from financial literacy skills training,employment coaching and financial counseling, economic security for all, computer training for people with disabilities, training on job search skills, and work behavior readiness. Placement (188 job placements provided) includes supported employment for people with developmental disabilities, employment placement programs include people with disabilities as well as people entering the workforce with other barriers such as welfare history and lack of work skills or behavior. Youth at Risk provided GED training and Youth Recovery Corps. GORR had 266 graduates who are pursuing other education and training. Senior mature workers provided training in office and other skills. Veterans' services and training are provided to those who have served. The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) strongly aligns with our mission to help people to reach their fullest potential with the support of education, career services, partnerships, and resource navigation. Housing is a necessary ingredient in being employed and self-sufficient: this economic relief is a critical piece to help struggling households maintain and also move toward long term improvement in employment and stability. Goodwills vocational and employment services, now coupled with rental relief, brings together a unique blend of immediate support and income for highly vulnerable households combined with relevant career resources and long term engagement that can move people out of poverty and onto a self-sufficient pathway.Digital Navigator program seeks to address funding inequities by building the infrastructure to support community based organizations to provide regionally coordinated digital navigator services which will result in increased access to affordable internet, devices, digital skills training, and digital navigator services. In addition, this funding seeks to address funding inequities based in institutional and systemic racism that create barriers for non-profit organizations that are nimble and responsive to the cultural and socio-economic needs of their communities.