Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh

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1999 Client / Service Statistics

Job Placements	347


Helping people overcome barriers in order to achieve competitive employment is the core activity of Goodwill Industries. During 1999, our innovative welfare to-work and community employment programs helped nearly 350 men and women find jobs by identifying and following their individual pathways to success.
Education,Training & Placement Services	4,747

*Employment & Training Services*	3,611
Goodwill is a "one-stop" source for job-related services to help individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment. From evaluation and testing, to training and education, to placement and employment services - no other organization offers such a comprehensive and integrated menu of employmentrelated services.
*Educational Services*
The Goodwill Literacy Initiative (GLI) offers a variety of programs to help clients improve their skills in reading, spelling, writing, math and problem solving.			557
Goodwill Employment Training Center (GETC), licensed by the Pennsylvania Board of Private Licensed Schools, offers curriculum-based, time-limited career education. The expected outcome for all GETC programs is competitive employment.			58
Responding to the need for effective driver training at a reasonable cost, Goodwill offers a complete, fully certified driver training course through its state-licensed private school, the Goodwill Employment Training Center.		119

Residential Service	375
H.E.A.R.T House (temporary housing, career counseling, education, training,and job-placement assistance for homeless families); Domiciliary Care (group homes for men and women with mental retardation); Goodwill Villa, Goodwill Plaza and Goodwill Manor (residential facilities for seniors); Community Corrections Center (30-bed alternative housing and pre-release services facility for non-violentmale offenders); Jefferson Courtyard (independent living facility for people with mental health disabilities).

Senior Citizen Center	27

Elderberry Junction focuses on quality-of-life for elderly personswith mental retardation.
*Outreach & Social Services*	15,679
Emergency Needs Fund	12,164
Special funding for the purchase of meals, clothing, furniture, and food made available to needy individuals referred to Goodwill by various social agencies.
Energy Utility Assistance	3,515
Helping Duquesne Light, Equitable Gas, and Peoples Gas customers access various energy assistance programs.