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Program Participant trains with computers at Goodwill

Computer skills are just one of the many education, training and employment skills Goodwill’s program participants count on to help them get and keep jobs.

Good for people, businesses and the community.

Each year Goodwill of Orange County enhances the quality of life for thousands of local individuals through our, life-changing programs and services.

As a champion promoting disability awareness as well as changing perceptions about people with barriers to independence, Goodwill offers the following opportunities for people from all walks of life.

Goodwill Human Services

Employment, Training & Education

We prepare our program participants not only for employment, but for earning a true sense of independence — along with a smile-inducing paycheck.

Vocational Training

Our trainers help people with disabilities learn vocational skills and work behaviors, for on-the-job work experience in a variety of areas.

Supported Employment

See all the smart economic and social reasons to hire a Goodwill team, from a happy, reliable work force to customized training and potential tax benefits.

Community Based Services

Your company likely has tasks that, for a few hours a day, our Goodwill-trained workers could easily fulfill — while earning a sense of pride.

Assistive Technology Exchange Center

In a world that relies on technology, see how Goodwill leads the way in changing lives using the latest in ‘assistive technology’.

Goodwill Fitness Center

Take a virtual tour of Orange’s County only fitness center designed specifically for people living with physical disabilities or chronic illness.

Basic Services

We help you identify and develop job-readiness skills on both a personal and professional level, plus offer a variety of employment support services.

EmploymentWORKS

For those struggling against great odds, we provide employment services to individuals who are mentally ill or have co-occurring drug or alcohol abuse disorders.

Microenterprise

An exciting new program teaching disadvantaged individuals how to capitalize on their own skills, talents and interests — and begin their own microenterprise.

I went to the interview at Albertson’s by myself. I got the job, and take the bus to work. I started out as a clerk and now I’m in the floral department, which I love. I even made Employee of the Month.”

Grace

Spotlight

Photo Adam who participates in Goodwill of Orange County's Supported Employment program

Meet Adam,
The Face of Independence.
Our son, like most men, gains a strong sense of self-worth from his work. Goodwill’s Supported Employment program has enabled him to develop job skills, boost his self-confidence and move into an apartment! These steps has brought him closer to the goal that we have worked toward for his whole life — independence.

Mark and Gail Humphreys