GOODWILL EMPLOYEE BBQ
February 2024
As we prepare to close the 2024 chapter of our story and look ahead to the shining opportunities of 2025, we are excited to reminisce on all the amazing things we accomplished in the last year!
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2024 marked an important milestone for Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, our programs served over 10,000 individuals. This includes 7,361 adults, 2,478 youth and 583 Goodwill employees, all served by at least one of our twelve programs. Initiatives like our youth centers saw over 13,000 visits alone! We put the “work” in workforce development. Goodwill employs over 600 individuals in full-time positions with benefits. From our retail stores, to operations and everything in between, we strive to provide our customers with the best service and our community and employees with the most opportunity for growth.
• ANTIQUES
This year, we announced the official launch of The Village Program, a community violence intervention (CVI) program brought to Tucson in partnership with leading organizations such as Banner – University Medicine and the City of Tucson. This CVI ecosystem includes community-led strategies to interrupt the spread of community gun violence that occurs in public places by engaging those at highest risk by providing support services that fit individual needs.
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Our community showed up for us once again this year! Together with our generous donors, we diverted over 36 million pounds from local landfills. Those donations found good homes and in turn, provided direct support to families here in our community. Aside from our own programs, Goodwill supports other meaningful local causes. For example Iskashitaa, Literacy Connects, Southwest Medical Aid and Z Mansion all receive donations and support through our stores and donation centers. Beyond our region, Goodwill of Southern Arizona stretched our impact all the way to Bali by partnering with Rotary Club of Tucson Sunrise to provide over 1,000 skeins of yarn for women and families in need through the Sewing For Living project. The project encourages entrepreneurship and financial independence for women in the area.
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We hope you will help support our mission as we continue to serve Southern Arizona and work to build a better and brighter future for families across the region. Thank you for your ongoing support of Goodwill of Southern Arizona.
Sincerely,
Liz & Lisa
Co-Presidents/CEOs
Lisa Allen, Co-President /CEO Liz Gulick, Co-President /CEO
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MISSION
We provide jobs and training for people to gain skills and achieve independence
VISION
All people have the opportunity to reach their potential and contribute to our community
VALUES
We value the people we employ and serve
We operate with integrity
We communicate openly and honestly
All activities are conducted with respect and compassion
We value diversity, equity and inclusion
We are dedicated to continuous improvement
We believe work is transformational and can form the foundation of a person’s life
Every employee is an ambassador for Goodwill®
We provide excellent management of community and environmental resources
We benefit the communities in which we operate
FY23/24 FINANCIALS
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN GOODWILL (REVENUE)
600+ full-time employees in Southern Arizona
2023/2024
36 Million LBS kept out of the landfill
10,422 People Served
6 Career Centers
1 ECommerce Facility
600+ Full-time Employees
18 Thrift Stores
2 Outlet Stores
6 Donation Centers
4 Youth Centers
LOCAL IMPACT
2023/2024
10,422 Individuals Served 7,361 Adults & 2,478 Youth an increase of 2,513 over prior year
20,000+ visits to our free drop-in resource centers.
4,017 community members accessed our free online employment services.
975 confirmed job placements with a 99.6% satisfaction rating at our Career Centers.
FLOWING WELLS CAREER CENTER
3925 N Flowing Wells
Local Adult Programs
ACADEMIC SERVICES
(520) 308-8654
We provide FREE in-house tutoring and academic support to all Goodwill® employees and program participants. Participants can earn their GED or an online High School Diploma. Walk-ins ages 16-24 welcome at the Metro Youth Program, 300 N. 4th Ave.
ADULT REENTRY PROGRAM
(520) 904-7485
Seeks to engage ex-offenders to enter the workforce, secure gainful employment and meet the needs of the City of Tucson and Pima County employers.
CAREER CENTERS
(520) 623-5174 Ext 7037
Six resource centers open to the public. We provide career exploration and guidance as well as job search services including resume writing, interviewing skills, application assistance and basic computer skills. All services are provided on individual need and preference at no cost. Book an appointment at GoodwillSouthernAz.org/Career
CASE MANAGEMENT & WORKSHOPS
Arizona@Work Kino (520) 724-7700
Serving unemployed, under-employed and employed adults through pre-vocational education, training, career assessment, planning, job search, and workshops. Fully funded by Pima County and WIOA funds.
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
(520) 623-5174
Individualized and comprehensive career development services for Goodwill® employees. Services include financial coaching, GED & career education, skills building, tuition reimbursement, crisis support and referral to community resources.
GROUP SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
(520) 623-5174 Ext. 7022 or (520) 444-8347
Adults with developmental disabilities receive job coaching, case management, and individualized services to help move toward competitive employment. Funded by the AZ Dept. of Economic Security, Div. of Developmental Disabilities.
GOODWILL EMPLOYEE SAFETY TRAINING
Ila Cipriani Training Room
IMPACT YOUTH CENTER
Grand Opening Event
Local Youth Programs
ACADEMIC SERVICES
(520) 308-8654
We provide FREE in-house tutoring and academic support to all Goodwill® employees and program participants. Participants can earn their GED or an online High School Diploma. Walk-ins ages 16-24 welcome at the Metro Youth Program, 300 N. 4th Ave.
HOMELESS YOUTH OUTREACH
(520) 404-6988 OR (520) 310-8054
Goodwill Youth Centers work with YHDP to address youth homelessness in Pima County. The centers seek to disrupt the causes of youth homelessness by engaging youth in leadership roles to provide a peer-to-peer approach to the engagement of homeless youth.
GOODWILL YOUTH CENTERS
(520) 382-1425 or (520) 382-1426
Four local drop-in youth centers for opportunity youth ages 16-24. Staff engage with youth through career exploration, education, and training. Youth also participate in community engagement projects, skills trainings and mentoring programs. Partially funded by United Way of Southern Arizona.
YOUNG ADULT REENTRY PROGRAM
(520) 628-1883
A job training and service learning program for young adults ages 18-24. The program’s goal is to ensure young adults involved in the justice system, and/or who left high school prior to graduation, are prepared with the skills needed to meet the the needs of local labor markets in order to obtain HIGHER PAYING JOBS.
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
(520) 623-5174 Ext. 7021
Arizona@Work Youth Center (520) 724-6643
Youth ages 16-24 gain paid work experience with local employers and includes career assessment, employability skills training, and GED assistance. Funded by Arizona@Work Pima County and WIOA funds.
YOUTH RESTORATION PROJECT
The Youth Restoration Project is an employment program that provides youth ages 18-24 the opportunity to learn hard and soft skills (keeping a work schedule, communication, task discipline, etc.) that will contribute to success in the workplace.
SUSTAINABILITY
Over 36 million pounds diverted from local landfills
Zero clothing, textiles, shoes or books go into our local landfill
Millions of gallons of water conserved each year, see below
5 week Rotation
$1 Thursdays
50% off Color of the week
Goodwill Thrift STores
GOODWILL OUTLETS BY THE POUND
Nogales and Tucson Locations
SALVAGE MARKET BULK SALES
NOGALES AND TUCSON LOCATIONS
Collection Drives FALL AND SPRING EVENTS
Last year, your local Goodwill sold over 4.3 million articles of clothing across Southern Arizona! *Based on low end estimates, your donations and shopping trips helped conserve over:
3.1 Billion Gallons of water
*4,395,383 units of clothing reused in 23/24.
Multiplied by the 717 gallons required to make one small t-shirt, equates to 3,151,489,611 total gallons of water conserved.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
When you donate to Goodwill® of Southern Arizona , you’re helping support meaningful local causes and events! Our Community partners include but are not limited to,
Arizona at Work, Beacon Group, City of Tucson, Connie Hillman Family Foundation, Fort Lowell Shootout, Iskashitta, Literacy Connects, Local Chambers of Commerce, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Mrs. Green’s World, NAACP of Southern Arizona, Pima Animal Care, Pima Community College, Pima County Libraries, Pima County, Real Salt Lake Southern Arizona Soccer Club Reid Park Zoo, Rescue Me Wellness, Rotary International SHRM, Southwest Medical Aid,
The 2nd Chance Job Fair, The D.R.E.A.M. Job Fair, TPD, Tu Nidito, Tucson Clean & Beautiful, Tucson Heartwalk, Tucson Values Teachers, Tucson Ward 6, Tucson Zero Waste, United Way of Southern AZ, Z Mansion, & the list keeps growing!
GOODWILL EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
500+ employees received support or training
GOODWILL CAREER CENTERS
Digital Skills workshop graduates
GIVE BACK
SCAN HERE TO DONATE
GIVING MADE EASY. You donate, we change lives. Every donation big or small makes a difference. Find a Goodwill® Donation Center near you to donate gently used clothing, housewares, or any other item of value you no longer have a use for.
EWASTE RECYCLING. Safely and responsibly dispose of your old computer and electronic devices through our partnership with DELL® ReConnect. GOODWILLSOUTHERNAZ.ORG/RECYCLE
DONATE AN OLD RIDE. Now accepting cars, trucks, motorcycles, RVs, boats, trailers and more. Free Towing, tax deductible, make a difference in someone’s life. Call us with a title in hand and we can help you with this tax deductible donation. For vehicle donations call: (520) 623-5879 or visit Goodwillsouthernaz.org/car-donations Your donation is eligible for the State of Arizona charitable tax credit. You may claim a dollar-for-dollar tax credit up to $400 when filing single or $800 when filing jointly. Use QCO Code: 20333 to take the tax credit on your income tax returns. Make a monetary donation online at: GoodwillSouthernAZ.org/Monetary If you would like to make a gift of real estate or other property, or make a designation of fixed regular donations (of cash or securities) please call (520) 623-5174, Ext. 7013
Did you know?
90 cents* of every dollar Goodwill of Southern Arizona spends goes back into our mission to provide jobs, training and services to those with barriers to employment. From a bag of clothes donated at a local donation center, to an online donation, we make giving back easy. Stop by your neighborhood Goodwill or go online to contribute today!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ron Robinette, Chairman
Linda Matson, Vice Chair
Dan Talerico, Treasurer
Vivian Egbert, Secretary
James Wertheimer, Past Chair
Jim Zarling, Member At Large
Donate today at:
Humberto Astorga
Vance Falbaum
Cedar Stagner Kile
Rita Stubbs
Julie Nielson
GoodwillSouthernaz.org/Donate
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