Goodwill Workplace Training and Assistance Center

AKA:

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Louisiana

Description:

Goodwill® works to enhance the dignity and quality of life of individuals and families by strengthening communities, eliminating barriers to opportunity, and helping people in need reach their full potential through learning and the power of work.

Helping adults with disabilities or other employment limitations and ex-offenders to achieve job readiness. We provide employment and training services to train and assist them to find employment and use case management to help them keep that job for the first 180 days.

We provide computers, phone and fax machine availability for anyone seeking employment. We provide vouchers for those individuals in our programs with clothing for job interviews and/or going to work.

Our computers may also be used by the public to fill out various applications such as Medicaid. We offer classes in Life Skills and computer programs (QuickBooks, Microsoft).

We offer vouchers for victims of disaster; flood, fire or women of domestic violence that are trying to start their lives over and are being assisted by a Domestic Violence Shelter.

Hours:

Office hours - Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Intake Process:

Please call for more information regarding intake procedure

Program Fees:

None

Languages:

English

Eligibility:

For employment and training services - Individuals needing assistance to find and keep employment.

Handicap Accessible?

Yes

Is Shelter?

No

Related Resource

Related Resources

Date of Official Change:

October 22, 2015

Volunteer Opportunities:

Agency utilizes volunteers for thrift store, computer skills training, mock interviews, answer phones and filing - contact Nicole MacNamara

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Legal Status:

Non-Profit