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MISSION SERVICES
In 2010, Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois served 3,916 people in many different ways, but with the same end goal – helping people attain the tools and resources necessary to find and keep jobs.
Basic Needs
Goodwill helped individuals and families attain basic needs, including child care, transportation and clothing for interviewing and employment. Goodwill helped over 1,090 people attain these basic needs that we so often take for granted.Training and Job Placement
Goodwill offered training, job placement assistance, and financial support services to over 2,800 individuals in our communities last year. This includes skills training, financial education and tax preparation services, work experiences, and on the job training opportunities. Goodwill participants completed over 14,320 hours of vocational and on the job training in the last year.Corporate Citizenship
In addition to offering dignity through work, Goodwill continues to be a good citizen to the communities in which we serve. In 2010, Goodwill generated $377,074 in retail sales tax and paid employee income taxes in the amount of $249,780. Goodwill also diverted 5,573,440 pounds from our local landfills by recycling plastics, cardboard, shoes, clothing, and metals and computers.Good people. Good cause. Goodwill.