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ABOUT US
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Michigan, Inc. has been serving Lenawee, Monroeand parts of Hillsdale and Washtenaw communities for nearly 50 years. Our mission is to provide opportunities for people facing barriers to improve their lives. Goodwill is about real visions of helping people prosper, improve their quality of life, and add value to their communities. We focus on helping people gain the dignity and respect that earning a paycheck brings through the… power of work.
Our headquarters, located at 600 East Beecher, in Adrian, Michigan, houses our business offices, Workforce Development Services, Goodwill Secure Shredding, Wiper Sales, As Is Store, Donation Drop Off Center, Computer Recycling and our Industrial Contract Services Division. We are pleased to offer four stores in the following locations: Adrian, Saline, Monroe and Lambertville as well as a donation center in Tecumseh, Michigan. Our stores and local businesses also serve as training sites for trainees.
We serve people with many types of barriers including those with developmental & mental disabilities, youth at risk, youth offenders, veterans, homeless and the economically disabled. In 2007, Goodwill provided employment and training services to 1,097 people. We are pleased to report that Goodwill paid $1.4 million in wages back to the community. How do we do this? Donations of usable goods are sold in our retail stores and those funds are then used for job development, placement, and training.
Our partnerships with the Intermediate School Districts, County Probate Court, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, and State Residential Treatment Facilities enabled over 350 youth at risk students the opportunity to experience the world of work with career assessment, trial work experiences and job placement services. The Lenawee County Mental Health Authority contracts with Goodwill to provide Skill Building Services for individuals who are developmentally or mentally disabled.
In 2007, Goodwill’s Workers On Wheels (WOW) Vehicle Donation program, a community partnership of ten agencies, provided dependable transportation to 60 people. Since 2003, over 300 families have received vehicles with a remarkable annual average of 94% job retention beyond 180 days. Our services help remove obstacles to employment while fostering self-sufficiency and improving lives, families and communities—one job at a time.
Welcome to our website. Whether you are a financial, household goods or a WOW vehicle donor, a shopper at our stores, a shred customer, an employer wanting to hire a Goodwill job ready applicant, a business needing our industrial contract services, a community partner, or most importantly a person needing our Workforce Services, we want to serve you. You are all greatly appreciated for helping us accomplish our mission.
We welcome you to tour our facility anytime. Please call 517-263-2135 and we will gladly arrange a convenient time for you.
Best Regards, Bev Lyell, Executive Director
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