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Boots to Suits
Goodwill awarded $50,000 Missouri River Historical Development grant to help cover Mission Services Center construction costs
Goodwill was one of 26 organizations to receive grant money
Goodwill of the Great Plains was awarded a $50,000 Missouri River Historical Development Impact Match Grant during a ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 24th at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Sioux City.
The money will go toward the construction of Goodwill’s new Mission Services Center, a more than 20,000-sq-ft, state-of-the-art net zero building.
The first-of-its-kind in the area, the new building will use solar panels and geothermal heating and cooling technology and be the new home of Goodwill’s Sioux City Job Center and Integrated Day Services, both programs that help adults gain more rewarding and independent lives.
The Mission Services Center is currently being built across the street from Goodwill’s main Support Center on W. 4th St. in Sioux City.
During the ceremony, Missouri River Historical Development awarded grants to 26 organizations, totaling $1.25 million, narrowed down from a list of 44 applicants.
Vermillion, SD Goodwill store recognized during National Disability Employment Awareness Month
The Vermillion store was nominated as a 2024 Employer of the Year
The Goodwill of the Great Plains store in Vermillion, South Dakota was nominated as a 2024 Employer of the Year by the Vermillion National Disability Employment Awareness Month Committee.
Staff from the store received a certificate during the 2024 recognition event at the Dakota Center in Vermillion on Tuesday, Oct. 8th.
Goodwill of the Great Plains has worked for more than 100 years to help those with barriers to employment overcome their challenges and gain meaningful, rewarding jobs in the community.
Goodwill’s mission is to build independence through employment, training, and community support; We envision a community where individuals thrive and reach their fullest potential, while being a leader in environmental sustainability.
To find out more about the employment and job training programs offered by Goodwill of the Great Plains, please visit Programs – Goodwill of the Great Plains (goodwillgreatplains.org)
Goodwill to expand services in South Dakota
Day Services will now be offered in Rapid City
After more than a decade of providing employment skills training to help people with barriers find successful employment in Rapid City, Goodwill is pleased to announce it will be expanding services offered in South Dakota to include Day Services.
What are Day Services?
Goodwill helps people with intellectual disabilities meet personal goals and grow as individuals, teaching daily living skills, goal setting, socialization and offering community engagement in a fun, energetic setting – a chance to go out and be part of the community.
These expanded services come after Goodwill went through a two-and-a-half-year certification process to earn Community Support Provider status through the State of South Dakota. In May, Goodwill obtained Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) accreditation.
Goodwill of the Great Plains looks to future with updated mission, vision statements
Updated statements bring Goodwill’s employment-centered, sustainable mission more into focus
Goodwill of the Great Plains builds independence through employment, training, and community support.
That new mission statement was adopted by Goodwill of the Great Plains Board of Directors earlier this year, along with a new vision statement, which reads:
“We envision a community where individuals thrive and reach their fullest potential, while being a leader in environmental sustainability.”
Goodwill’s mission is, and always has been, to help give the people we serve the tools they need to find meaningful, rewarding employment in our communities.
In the 21st century, we pursue our mission in a highly sustainable way.
While serving more than 33,000 people in 2023, Goodwill of the Great Plains and our customers also diverted more than 12 million pounds of material from landfills.
While our mission and vision statements have changed, the programs we offer have not; In fact, our scope has grown, with the addition of Career Exploration, Day and Supported Employment Services in the state of South Dakota, specifically in the Rapid City area, this spring.
To find out more about the programs and services we offer, please visit http://www.goodwillgreatplains.org