Goodwill - https://www.goodwillwa.org/

• Kelly Blucher, Manager of Community Engagement and Outreach - KellyB@goodwillwa.org
• Quick overview of something that needs a lot more time
• Integrating different services into our workforce development
  • Career Readiness Course
    • 40 hour workshop – 3 hours a day for 3 weeks.  We incorporate basic math and computer skills in those 40 hours.  Learn powerpoint, basic word, email. 
    • Work fundamentals
    • Creating a resume
    • People that haven’t been employed for a long time-lots of older workers or parents – it is 40 hours in and out, but it is a success – they get a career readiness certificate – many employers are learning about what that career readiness certificate.  We ask if it will help them get into an interview?  Employers say yes.
    • Class is open to everyone and completely free
  • Financial Coaching (this seem so good for everyone. –ed)
    • Center for Strong Families (bridges to career opportunities)
    • Every job training program, do one-on-one financial reporting. 
    • Pull their credit report
    • Goal setting
    • Building a budget
    • Employment counseling
    • started a home ownership class – I want to get a home and need a plan.
    • Husband does this class – gets in depth on credit counseling
    • Tacoma Public Utilities provides support
    • 10 hour course – if you are a TPU and qualify for income based payment (< 125% of poverty or over 62) get $80 off a bill
    • 90 minutes financial coaching – another $80 off your bill. 
  • Job training
    • Culinary (we need more culinary genius in Tacoma – this program is a good thing. -ed)
    • Advance manufacturing and warehouse
      • Partnered with AJAX- aerospace
      • 12 week course – blueprints, shop math, forklift, etc.
      • We’ll create the pipeline into Boeing or Skookum or PCC airframe. 
    • Environmental training – all for free
  • 253 works job club – need everyone working on this
    • 32% hire rate – lets increase that to 50%, our goal (I think I can, I think I can. –ed)
• Marybeth – have folks that can’t afford applications fees – do any of your programs support that.  Kelly – no
• Question – are all program at goodwill open to just County people?  Are they open to anyone?  Kelly – open to anyone.  Also have work locations in Longview and Yakima.