Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio awarded three-year CARF accreditation

Toledo, Ohio, May 9, 2008 – CARF International announced that Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio has been accredited for a period of three years for its community employment services: job development, job-site training; comprehensive vocational evaluation services and employment skills training programs. The latest accreditation is the eleventh consecutive three-year Accreditation that the international accrediting body has awarded to Goodwill of Northwest Ohio.

This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the CARF standards. An organization receiving a Three-Year Accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable, and accountable.

Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio is a Not-for-profit organization with regional offices at 626 N. Huron St., Toledo, Ohio. It has been providing job training, rehabilitation and employment services throughout Northwest Ohio since 1933.

CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.

About Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio

Since 1933, Goodwill Industries of Northwest Ohio has provided employment and job training to individuals with disabilities and/or work-related disadvantages. As unemployment increases, so does the need for Goodwill’s services. Strong families and communities are a result of individuals who have gained economic independence and become a contributing member of the community.  www.goodwillnwohio.com

For additional information contact Mark Harris, director of marketing/development, at 419-255-0070.