remaining in the workforce. In addition to providing
free career services to community members through its
Job Connection program, Goodwill Manasota provides
meaningful, long-term employment opportunities to
Improving education and wellness opportunities for
veterans and military families through case coordination
and mentoring is also core to Goodwill’s mission.
Veterans have access to employment preparation
courses, skills development classes, and work resources
Goodwill believes that by helping all workers achieve
their full potential–through education, specialized
skills training, and the pride that is gained through
employment–it is able to build stronger communities.
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Goodwill Manasota
Helping individuals overcome employment barriers
builds stronger communities.
For 115 years, Goodwill Industries has supported job
seekers with disabilities and barriers to employment
through training, job placement and employment.
Locally, the numbers speak for themselves. In 2016,
Goodwill Manasota served 28,207 people, placed 755
people in jobs and helped 240 veterans reintegrate into
the civilian workforce. Its economic impact locally is
more than $92 million. Using the proceeds from the
sale of donated goods to fund training and employment
reduce-reuse-recycle movement and, this past year,
Through education and training, the organization helps
individuals overcome barriers that result from disability,
lack of education, poor language skills, or a myriad of
other obstacles that have kept them from entering or
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