Goodwill has teamed up with Ohio Means Jobs (OMJ) in Lucas County to provide high quality assistance to job seekers. Goodwill’s role in this partnership is to assist returning citizens, veterans and individuals with disabilities with job seeking, soft skills, and employment placement opportunities.
In addition to the workforce de-velopment alliance, Goodwill collaborated with OMJ partners for a single day clothing donation drive. The public and partners from OMJ were asked to donate clothing at the Lucas County Goodwill locations and at the OMJ Center. Over 2,000 pounds of clothing was collected and Goodwill was able to provide OMJ partners with 51, $25.00 vouchers!
This partnership and the programs created are designed to streamline access to multiple training programs designed to assist individuals and businesses. Eric Slack, Job Developer for Goodwill, is teaching the first Reentry Career Readiness Training class at OMJ. The classes are based on the curriculum “Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success.” This eight week program is used in JSST training at Goodwill.
