Mission and Services

Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi And Mississippi Goodworks Inc. EMPLOYMENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITES Helping People Help Themselves Through the Power of Work

Our Mission: To help people with disabilities or other disad- vantages achieve and maintain employment to gain a better quality of life. Goodwill provides jobs, training, and counseling for welfare recipi- ents, people with disabilities, low wage workers, and other job seek- ers. Goodwill collects and resells donated items to fund our training and counseling programs. A sister corporation Mississippi Goodworks provides training and em- ployment through federal contracts Services Provided: Employment, employee development for persons with disabilities, job training, employment counseling, ancil- lary training, vouchers for Women’s Shelters, and referrals for services provided elsewhere in the community, court ordered community Service, volunteerism, senior programs, and employee development services for those that are disabled. Accreditation: Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi has received the highest possible accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Mississippi Goodworks, Inc. is looking for applicants that meet our mission and Federal contract requirements. Mississippi Goodworks has six Federal Ability One Contracts. These contracts hire persons that meet a specific contract criterion and 75% of the employees must be non-competitively employable due to disabling Condition. A person with a disability is defined as someone who has a se- vere physical or mental impairment ( a residual, limiting condition resulting from an injury, disease, or congenital defect) which so limits the person’s functional capabilities ( mobility, communication, self care, self –direction, work tolerance or work skills ) that the individual is unable to engage in normal competitive employ- ment over an extended period of time. If you or anyone you know in the community may be looking for employment and/or training opportunities have them call the Goodwill/Mississippi Goodworks main office in Gulfport, MS @ 228-863-2323

Mississippi Goodworks employs approximately 290 people, most of whom have barriers to employment and/or a disability that creates a significant barrier to employment. Work sites / job locations include:  Retail stores in 13 locations and three donation centers  Custodial services provided at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi. Custodial Contract at the Judge Dan B. Russell Jr, Federal Courthouse, and the William B. Colmer Federal Courthouse, Hattiesburg.  Postal Services Centers at Keesler Air Force Base  Commissary (grocery store) shelf stocking and custodial jobs at Keesler Air Force Base and the Navy Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport.  Leroy Modenbach Training Center provides free literacy clas- ses for adults also free job search, resume writing, and inter- view training classes for Adults.

Goodwill Industries of south Mississippi and Mississippi Good- works, Inc. is a not for profit 501c(3) organization exists to as- sist persons with disabilities and those who are otherwise voca- tionally disadvantaged to achieve full participation and integra- tion into society. Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi ac- complishes this by developing and delivering effective services that enable clients to attain their personal and economic goals. Services include: counseling, job skills training, ancillary train- ing, job seeking and resume writing assistance, referral for ser- vices provided elsewhere, and employment opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer: We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on age , ancestry, color, disability, genetics, na- tional origin, race, religious creed, sex, sexual ori- entation, or veteran status. 2407 31st Gulfport, MS 39501 Phone: (228) 863-2323 Fax: (228) 863-5621