Goodwill Industries Insurance Illinois Policy Information
Goodwill Industries Insurance Illinois. Goodwill Industries is a non-profit organization famous for its network of thrift stores, the proceeds of which go on to benefit people in need of education or training so that they can find employment.
Goodwill chapters provide vocational training, employment placement services, and other assistance to jobless individuals. Many employees are disabled, disadvantaged, or undereducated. Some are veterans transitioning back into civilian life.
Marketable work skills are developed through training and on-the-job experience to receive, clean, repair, and sell donated items in Goodwill stores or on internet auctions. Volunteers may work with the employees to aid in their development. Goodwill chapters may partner with local businesses to develop opportunities for workers to improve their employment skills.
Some Goodwill chapters offer additional assistance to employees such as literacy improvement, high school diploma or GED classes, English as a second language (ESL) courses, child care, after-school programs, or referral services to other social agencies for such needs as food, clothing, housing or overcoming substance abuse.
Facilities for offices, retail stores, and warehouses may be owned or leased from others. Goodwill chapters are nonprofit and funded primarily through retail thrift stores, donations, and fundraising activities. Although there is a national organization, local groups are independent and develop their own programs within the national framework.
