Robert Hicks – GoodTemps
Robert Hicks left New York City during the pandemic, but returned in spring 2023. He was living in a shelter and struggling to find work. He began working three-days each week, but he was seeking a full-time job, so he registered at GoodTemps to get assistance. The GoodTemps team assessed his skills and career interests. […]
Trevor Lobban – Bridge Y.E.S. program
Trevor Lobban came to Goodwill right before Thanksgiving Day 2023. At 22, the autistic Newark resident wanted to acquire the necessary skills to get and maintain a job. Trevor had graduated from high school six months earlier, but he had never worked. His only work experience consisted in a two-month internship as a cook. Autism […]
Isnard Laurent – PROS Rebound
Isnard Laurent, a Queens man who now is in his forties, came to Goodwill thirteen years ago seeking help to manage his mental health diagnosis, schizophrenia, and to address social and education challenges. He had had short-term jobs intermittently, but had not held consistent employment for the past ten years due to mental health challenges. […]
Marsha Martin – Supported Employment Program
Most people with disabilities come to Goodwill seeking help to find jobs. Not Marsha Martin. The Brooklyn resident in her thirties with a mild intellectual disability had been working in retail thanks to a family connection since 2019. But she was struggling to communicate at work, so she came to Goodwill to get help. Our […]
Dunstan Wallace – Bridge to Tech Program
Dunstan Wallace, a single Black Bronx resident in his forties, had tried many jobs, but had not found the right career fit. He had worked as Maintenance and Operation Specialist with the City, but lost his job in 2022 during the pandemic. Then he ventured into the hospitality industry. He worked as customer service representative […]
Helen Mwaluko – Harlem PROS
It was a hot summer night and Helen Mwaluko was coming back home after a long day at work as a home health aide. She felt disoriented and not quite herself. She had never felt like this, so she took herself to the hospital. There she was diagnosed with severe depression and exhaustion. She would […]
Roberto Martinez – Office Clerk
Only four days after graduating from College in June 2017, Roberto joined our Advance program. In spite of having just obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at Herbert H. Lehman College, he needed help to get a job. Goodwill NYNJ meets individuals with disabilities where they are – no work experience or a college […]
Steven Tirado – Northern NJ Services
Steven Tirado is a 22-year-old bilingual Hispanic man who lives with his parents in Haledon, NJ. He was diagnosed with Autism, SLD (Specific learning disability), and Reading Impairment. Steven graduated from Passaic County Technical Institute in 2019 and is currently enrolled in a Social Services program at the Passaic County Community College. Steven came to […]
Stephanie Santana – Personalized Recovery Oriented Services
Stephanie Santana, a single Hispanic woman in her thirties, had worked for many years in the mailroom of IST Management Services, a printing, records and electronic document management company, until she injured her knee and decided to resign. Born and raised in Harlem, a neighborhood in Northern Manhattan in New York City, she had struggled […]
Maria Pizarro Flores – Peer Advocacy Leadership Program
Maria Pizarro Flores, a Bronx widow in her sixties diagnosed with major depressive, panic, and anxiety disorders, had worked as a nurse in her native Puerto Rico. She had lived in NYC for the past 38 years. Since becoming unemployed, she had lived with friends and her adult children for long periods. But she didn’t […]