People who shop at Goodwill support communities and protect our environment. Our proceeds go to help people with disabilities and disadvantages do powerful things, like find work, gain independence, and build careers. And, because our inventory is donated, it’s all green.
We believe there is a profound sense of achievement that comes from a job well done. Everyone should have the right to that experience. That’s why we offer services that support all people to become work-ready and gain independence through employment. Our services include vocational rehabilitation, job training, placement, coaching, treatment and recovery.
INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
We believe that all people with an intellectual or developmental disability, including persons on the autism spectrum, deserve the opportunity to achieve their maximum potential.
Our core Day Services provide a wide variety of options to build skills such as travel, socialization, money management, communication and other daily tasks to help these individuals live richer and more independent lives.
A focus on building the skills necessary to move into competitive work:
- Attendance
- Punctuality
- Travel
- Communication
- Speed and accuracy
Uses one-on-one and group counseling, unpaid and paid internships, and community exploration to develop a Career Plan.
Respite provides weekend recreational activities to allow individuals to socialize with their peers, build friendships and have new experiences. Activities include trips to museums, movies, bowling, restaurants, parks, etc.
A focus on improving independent functioning in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) skills, travel, socialization, money management, and communication.
Provides limited financial assistance to purchase goods and services, not funded through other sources, that would significantly impact the health, safety and emotional well-being of the individual/family.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Goodwill NYNJ offers Behavioral Health Services for adults with serious mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders.
Our comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation services support participants on their path to recovery. We aim to help them to gain the necessary skills to live independently in their own home, develop a supportive network in their own community, obtain an education, and get a job.
Our clinical treatment services for adults with mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders offer individual, group and family therapy; psychiatric assessment; medication management and education; crisis services; integrated dual disorder treatment and more. We also offer Primary Care services for individuals with serious mental illness.
PROS is a treatment and rehabilitation program for adults (18+ years old) with serious mental illness, providing assistance with the mental health and substance use issues that prevent participants from achieving their life goals. The program helps participants gain the necessary skills to live independently, to get a job and to develop the support to integrate into their community.
Goodwill NYNJ PROS Rebound
4502 Ditmars Blvd suite 1032 Astoria, NY 11105
Phone: (718) 777-6311
Program Director, Sanjida Miah smiah@goodwillny.org
Goodwill NYNJ PROS Harlem
1767 Park Avenue New York, New York 10035
Phone: (646) 863-6323
Assistant Director, Daisy Tan Dtan@goodwillny.org
Goodwill NYNJ Seamark PROS
261 Schenectady Ave Brooklyn, NY 11213
Phone: (718) 372- 0450
Program Director, Farah Jean Philippe fphilippe@goodwillny.org
Our two accredited clubhouses in the Bronx and Queens work with adults (18+ years old) diagnosed with mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders to live meaningful and productive lives.
The clubhouse setting provides opportunities for members to work, learn new skills, and join a community to advocate for access to the rights of all individuals to employment, stable housing, relationships, education and quality of life.
The Bronx Assisted Competitive Employment (ACE) program offers supported employment services to adults (18+ years old) with mental health and co-occurring substance use diagnoses.
Staff prepares participants for competitive employment and provides follow-up support to ensure smooth adjustment into the workplace.
Peers are individuals who identify as mentally ill and are professionally trained and state certified to use personal experiences with recovery to support participants, as they navigate their individual recovery process and assist them with their identified goals.
PAL Peers collaborate with participants on life recovery goals such as:
- Supporting educational and/or vocational goals
- Systems advocacy to amplify our participants voices
- Support obtaining Housing through the 2010e application
- Benefits Support and Advocacy
- Working towards improve wellness practices
- Any mental health related goals defined by participants
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
At our core, we know that a job is within the reach of every person who comes through our doors.
Our job is to help them get there. Our individualized employment services address each person’s barriers to employment. We help people learn new skills to become job-ready, find work, and receive post-employment support.
Goodwill NYNJ offers direct job placement to connect job-seekers with employers and to help them find community-based full- or part-time jobs. Supported Employment provides short- or long-term job coaching to assist persons at work. We provide off- and on-site coaching.
Performs vocational assessments, including college evaluation and situational assessment to individuals receiving Vocational Rehabilitation prior to training, internships, job placement, or college.
Assessments focus on academics, vocational interests, aptitude, skills and strengths. We determine the areas that need strengthening.
One-on-one and/or group pre-employment counseling, job exploration, interview preparation, application assistance, resume writing, job development and job placement.
We offer short- or long-term post-placement support depending on each person’s need.
Connects individuals with disabilities who are SSI/SSDI beneficiaries with employment service providers.
The program helps SSI/SSDI beneficiaries with disabilities to take the next step toward employment by allowing them to maintain their benefits and using Work Incentives. The goal of the Ticket to Work program is to help individuals to reach self-sufficiency.
Our Benefits Advisement Program helps NYS vocational rehabilitation consumers understand how work will affect their Social Security income, food stamps, and other public benefits.
We inform these individuals of the SSA work incentives available to help them achieve employment and self-sufficiency.
Our WORK Advocate, Work Incentives Planning and Assistance(WIPA), shows Social Security beneficiaries how to use work incentives to achieve employment and how to temporarily keep Social Security cash and medical benefits.