Transforming Arkansas Reflecting on this past year’s accomplishments at
Board of Directors GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF ARKANSAS
90% OF OUR FUNDING COMES FROM THE SALE OF DONATED GOODS. FUNDS RAISED FROM DONATIONS STAY IN ARKANSAS AND FUND JOB TRAINING, CAREER SERVICES AND MORE PROGRAMS. Community Impact
In FY23, 243 students enrolled in the Excel Center that produced 38 graduates. And The Academy awarded 2,524 credentials and certifications as we have become a viable pipeline for skilled workers in the state. Our Reentry Services received a $750,000 grant from the United States Department of Justice leading to the ex - pansion of Reentry Services to 24 communities across the state, while our Career Services expanded to 34 locations to provide services to job seekers to help them find meaningful employment. In April, GIA partnered with city government, non-profits, and community partners to help in the relief efforts from the devastating tornadoes that impacted Wynne and Central Arkansas on March 31. We donated more than $200,000 in store vouchers to assist those in need who lost personal belongings. We also joined forces with the City of Little Rock to help receive, sort and transport donations to public distribution centers. Our expertise in the business of logistics allowed us to be effective during this time of crisis in our state. As an organization, we are honored to be an integral partner with Arkansas on so many levels. We encourage collaboration with our partners as so many of us are serving the same people and offering a better way of life. Together, we can do more, create change, and pro - duce extraordinary transformation in everything we do. Thank you for supporting our mission of changing lives through education, training and employment.
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas (GIA), I am grateful to be a part of this remarkable organization while it generates, more than ever, an even bigger and lasting impact across Arkansas. I am reminded daily of how our pro - grams and services provide the opportunity for profound change in the people who come to us for help. Goodwill is transforming Arkansas one person at a time. From there, its ripple effect is palpable as participants strengthen their families and eventually the communities in which they live. Goodwill’s founder Reverend Edgar J. Helms once said, “Goodwill saves the waste in men and things.” Our sus - tainability efforts apply to both the environment and to the people we serve. In FY23, we diverted more than 38 million pounds of products from landfills and recycled, reused, or repurposed this to fulfill the dreams of people looking for their second or third chance in life. As a result, we served 6,345 individuals through our mission services programs. The services we offer would not be possible without the support of our generous donors and shoppers because our thrift-to-thrive model drives these good outcomes. This year, we launched the Goodwill Training and Ed - ucation Center (GTEC) in Springdale to serve adults in the Northwest Arkansas region looking to earn their high school diploma or obtain industry-leading credentials and certifications. The GTEC model includes The Excel Center and The Academy under one roof allowing us to better serve the students and community. As a result, we are seeing record enrollment in our programs, and we are poised to expand the GTEC brand across the state.
889,292 Total Number of Donations 25.9 M Total Pounds of Retail Items Sold $69.5 M Economic Impact
6,345 People Served
Troy Wells Baptist Health Board Chair
Miguel Lopez Southern Bancorp Vice Chair
Chuck Welch ASU System Secretary
Jay Meador First Horizon Bank Treasurer
2,524 Certifications and Credentials Awarded
Chris Amsler Commercial Mail Service, Inc.
Mitch Chandler AR Econ. Dev. Comm.
Danny Games Entergy
Ted Darragh, III Darragh Company Past Chair
493 People Found Work Statewide
With
1,201 Arkansans Employed by Goodwill 35 Retail Stores Stocked 3,199,685 Customer Transactions $11.9 M In Projected Annual Wages
Douglas Jackson Merrill Lynch
Denise Luft Janet Jones Realty
Mark McClelland Mainstream Technologies
Fred M. Perkins, III Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP
Elizabeth Small UALR College of Bus. Health & Human Services
Carrie Harper Smith Sterling Seacrest Partners
Jay Stanley Stone Ward
Brad Walker Catlett Law Firm
Brian F. Marsh, President & CEO Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, Inc.
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