Goodwill Industries Of Central East

Mission services programs: the mission services program provides an array of services that prepare clients for employment, including employment-related training/ certifications, job placement and retention assistance, and family financial stability services, such as financial education, financial coaching and asset-building support. These services are funded through the dgr program revenues, fee-for-service funds, public & private grants, & donor contributions. In 2024, the mission services program served 18 individuals.

Contract services program: this program creates job opportunities for people with disabilities while simultaneously providing needed services & products to state & federal agencies in the local communities we serve. Currently, we have contracts with state governmental agencies whereby we hire people with disabilities to fill open positions they have available or provide needed services in their facilities. In 2024, goodwill employed 20 people with disabilities and other barriers at three state agencies in the region. These clients worked over 4,481 hours. They were paid wages of approximately 65,916.

Child care services program: goodwill also partners with workforce solutions deep east texas to oversee the new ccs program, which provides financial assistance/subsidies for childcare to low-income families in the 12 county deep east texas region to help them find/retain employment and participate in training/education programs as they work to improve their lives and the lives of their children. Once approved to participate in the program, the children of eligible parents are referred to quality childcare providers for care. The ccs program also provides participating childcare providers and staff with quality assessment, training, and mentoring to assist them in improving the quality of care they provide to children and families in the ccs program. In 2024, ccs yielded the following results: a total of 2,349 parents received subsidies for childcare in deep east texas. A total of 17,405,361 in childcare subsidies were provided to parents for quality childcare.