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Goodwill Industries Serving Southeast Nebraska, Inc. |
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Our business works, so people can. |
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Our History |
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Copyright 2007, Goodwill Industries Serving Southeast Nebraska, Inc. |
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With Helms as the driving force, the Goodwill concept spread across the United States. He conceived the idea of collecting unwanted household goods and employing men who were impoverished to repair and refurbish them. Income from the resold goods paid the workers' wages. The system worked and the Goodwill method of self-help was born. Goodwill's client population includes people with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities, or dependence on public support. Revenue for Goodwill comes from a variety of sources. The sale of donated goods remains the greatest source of funding for programs Goodwill provides. Other major sources for funding are service contracts, rehabilitation fees, government grants, public support, and salvage sales. Cash gifts and bequests are also accepted. Goodwill Industries in Lincoln is accredited through CARF (Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities) and maintains an effective Employment Services Program that offers job training and employment programs to people who face barriers to employment. Some of the employment services we provide include Situational Assessment, Work Adjustment, Work Services, Community Employment Services, and Job Connection. Today Goodwill Industries is unique; of all the agencies in Lincoln, it is the only one that serves the broad spectrum of persons with barriers to employment. Our business works, so people can! |
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Goodwill Industries Serving Southeast Nebraska, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization. The mission of Goodwill is willing workers employed and community resources maximized. Goodwill envisions a community in which every willing worker is empowered to experience the power of work in their lives . . . a community in which resources are maximized and reinvested for the benefit of the community members. Goodwill in Lincoln was founded in 1932 by Miss Eleanor T. Miller who traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, to study the Morgan Memorial Goodwill, founded by Edgar J. Helms in 1902.
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