Supporting the Workforce of Today – and the Future

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago has had a banner couple of years. In 2021, Goodwill served over 42,000 people in southeastern Wisconsin and metropolitan Chicago, including more than 9,000 in Milwaukee County, and made over 4,000 job placements. The organization's staffing and recruiting agency Goodwill TalentBridge and its Workforce Connection Centers partnered with the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County to fill high-demand nursing roles. The partnership, United for Good, included paying for career training for potential certified nursing assistants and helping place them in jobs.

“Goodwill is a workforce development leader,” says Angela Adams, Goodwill's chief communications and diversity officer. “Goodwill matches job seekers and employers in the community and provides employment opportunities in our own businesses.”

This year, the organization also helped launch the Racine Financial Empowerment Center, a joint effort with the city of Racine and

Housing Resources Inc. to provide free one-onone financial counseling to Racine residents. In its support of the local Boys & Men of Color efforts, Goodwill supports community learning and engagement opportunities for diverse boys and men to connect and grow, together. And Goodwill partnered with BMO Harris Bank to recruit, train and place customer experience representatives at area bank branches.

“Collaborative partnerships are essential to supporting our local workforce, advancing racial equity and creating more equitable opportunities for community members across our city,” Adams says.

Along with its many partnerships and joint initiatives, Goodwill helps train people for careers in many fields, and provides them with services to help them succeed, including education, transportation, child care and more.

“Goodwill believes in the power of work,” says Adams, “and we are working to transform lives and communities by creating access to important resources and equitable opportunities.”

What We Do:

Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago is a workforce development leader with a mission to provide training, employment and support services.

Goodwill matches job seekers and employers and provides employment opportunities inside the organization, across all career levels, to support its retail, laundry and staffing businesses.

Where Your Money Goes:

When you shop at or donate to Goodwill, you're helping its workforce development programs and community-based support services.

People can support Goodwill's mission by donating new and gently used items to their local Goodwill store and donation center, shopping at Goodwill in-person or online or by making a financial contribution at goodwillsew.com/how-you-can-help.

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