Have you ever seen the look on someone’s face when that person finally gets a job? It is a look of joy, confidence and even relief. It is a look that we get to see often at Goodwill as we help people feel the dignity that comes with a paycheck.

Thanks to our generous donors and retail customers, Goodwill is able to provide employment, job training and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental and emotional disabilities.

We provide services through training classes, our job resource centers and on-the-job training programs. Each of these services is designed to give participants the skills and training needed to find a job and keep a job.

Last year, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont provided job training and employment services for nearly 18,000 individuals and placed over 2,850 of them in competitive jobs.

Demographics of People Served
The profile of the average person served at Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont in 2008 was a 30-year-old African-American female.

• 51% of people served were female 
  
• 45% were unemployed or under-employed
  
• 14% were ex-offenders
  
• 10% were dislocated workers
  
• 7% were welfare recipients.
  
• 11% were classified as "working poor"
  
• 6% were at-risk youth
  
• 2% were individuals with documented disabilities

For more information about Goodwill's Workforce Development Services, please call 704-372-3434.