Goodwill Industries Of North Louisiana Inc

Contracts/industrial services program: creates employment and job-training opportunities for people who have significant disabilities or other challenges to employment by providing community based contract work for businesses; federal, state and local government; and other community partners. These contracts offer opportunities in a variety of work experience and training environments, including custodial services, groundskeeping, shelf stocking, warehousing and switchboard operations. A total of 73 people were employed in this program at one time or another during 2024. Many participants receive counseling and help with other basic life needs-housing, transportation and medical services.

Workforce development program services: helps individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency through the power of work. Through these programs, goodwill served 2,874 individuals in the following programs: youth and adjust job training and placement services, supported (disability) employment, reentry job placement, reintegration services, foster youth independent living, child-support employment and training services, hiset (ged) education and employment training, reentry community coordination services, and mental health and addicition employment services. Through our community programs 529 individuals were place in community jobs for 30 days or longer among 332 employers. Of the individuals place in community programs, 63% had a 90-day retention rate and averaged 36.87 hours/week.