Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries, Inc.

Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries, Inc.'s mission is to facilitate change through skills training and work opportunities. Goodwill works to fulfill this mission through a number of services provided through Job Connections and other job training programs. Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries, Inc.'s Vision is all people are living their full potential and capable of contributing to their community.

Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries, Inc. was founded in Waco in 1955 through the efforts of individuals who recognized the need for vocational training and employment opportunities. Throughout the decades, Goodwill has stayed focused on this mission, while expanding and improving services to meet new and emerging needs of the communities served by the agency. Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries, Inc. operates retail stores as well as Job Connections, which offer a variety of services and specialized programs. Some of these services include employment readiness training, computer training, financial coaching, resource navigation, GED prep, ESL courses, Anger Management classes, and job placement assistance.

Some of the specialized programs offered through the Job Connections are Operation: GoodJobs (which provides services to veterans and their family members to help connect them to employment opportunities and provide other wrap around services in their community) and The Rise Program (which helps adults obtain and accredited High School Diploma while receiving supports and job readiness assistance as they increase their financial self-sufficiency).

Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries, Inc.'s Vocational Services Department also partners with their local state vocational rehabilitation service agencies, local school districts, and local day habilitation centers to provide a variety of training programs to people with disabilities such as Work Adjustment Training and Vocational Adjustment Training.

Testimonials

Please take a look at our Mission Moments on our YouTube page. These videos highlight beautiful stories of those who have been impacted by Goodwill's services and programs: https://www.youtube.com/user/hotgoodwill