Horizon Goodwill Industries

Business services - from packaging, assembly, and fulfillment to custodial, facilities management and mailroom services, Horizon Goodwill Industries' business services operation is another of our social enterprises, operating as a business and vendor to over 50 federal, state and commercial entities across our 4 state region. With the mission of "removing barriers, creating opportunities", Horizon Goodwill Industries' business services operation focuses on putting people to work providing hands-on paid training to individuals with disabilities and barriers, Goodwill's business services creates opportunities for people to learn and grow while on the job and helps those not ready for competitive employment build necessary technical and soft skills to get and keep a job in the community. In 2023, wages paid to individuals with disabilities and barriers totaled 2.9 million. By training with Goodwill, people gain sector specific work experience, technical training, job and income stability, and the soft skills necessary to become more self-sufficient in employment with businesses in our communities after they graduate.

Contributed goods production - donated goods are collected and processed giving clients, with disabilities and disadvantaging conditions, an opportunity to learn job skills, discipline and develop self-confidence. The goods are sold in the organizations retail stores and direct expenses are reported as cost of goods sold.

Mission services - across 17 counties in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and west Virginia, Horizon Goodwill Industries is dedicated to putting people to work and offers free job training and job seeking services to individuals in our communities who want to work but struggle to find it our mission services division provides individualized case management, paid work experiences, job or career development, and connections to services that address critical needs as food, housing, and mental health. Goodwill's employment programs, educational partnerships and related support services increase an individual's confidence, their ability to navigate change and their overall employability. Our customized programs and services are designed to help individuals with barriers to employment re-establish a work and earnings history, develop job and life skills, and enhance their financial, social and educational circumstances. Horizon Goodwill serves individuals with barriers to employment such as lack of transportation or child care, lack of civilian work experience for veterans, chemical dependency, criminal background, and emotional, cognitive and/or physical disabilities. In 2023, Horizon Goodwill placed 363 individuals in jobs across 4 states with an average starting wage of 15.89 per hour, working an average of 33 hours per week. Horizon Goodwill also helped place 117 individuals into permanent housing across the 4 state territory.