Mission

ELEVATING PEOPLE BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN (GOODWILL NCW) IS A NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE. ITS MISSION IS "ELEVATING PEOPLE BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT." GOODWILL NCW PROVIDES PATHWAYS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDERSERVED, UNDERREPRESENTED, AND DISADVANTAGED WHO HAVE A GOAL OF BUILDING SKILLS THAT LEAD TO SUSTAINED EMPLOYMENT AND IMPROVED FINANCIAL STABILITY. GOODWILL NCW TRACKS THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER ON OUR MISSION AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN 2024 GOODWILL NCW MEASURED THE WAGE IMPACT OF IMPROVED FINANCIAL STABILITY. IN 2024, 725 INDIVIDUALS ENTERED EMPLOYMENT WITH ASSISTANCE FROM GOODWILL NCW AND ON AVERAGE EARNED AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF $7.38 PER HOUR AFTER RECEIVING SKILL-BUILDING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FROM GOODWILL. THIS RESULTED IN A $4.5M ANNUAL INCREASE IN WAGES FOR INDIVIDUALS SERVED THROUGH GOODWILL NCW PROGRAMMING.