Goodwill Industries of South MS. has many services available to employees and the community.

1. Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi
and
Mississippi Goodworks, Inc.
EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Helping People Help Themselves – through the Power of Work

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OUR MISSION:
Our Mission: To help people with disabilities or other disadvantages achieve and maintain
employment to gain a better quality of life. Goodwill provides jobs, training, and counseling for
welfare recipients, people with disabilities, low wage workers, and other job seekers. Goodwill
collects and resells donated items to fund our training and counseling programs.
A sister corporation Mississippi Goodworks provides training and employment through federal
contracts.
SERVICES PROVIDED:
Employment, employee development for persons with disabilities, job training, employment
counseling, ancillary training, vouchers for Women’s Shelters, and referrals for services
provided elsewhere in the community, court ordered community service also volunteerism,
senior programs, employee development services programs for those who are disabled.
ACCREDITATION:
Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi has received the highest possible accreditation from
the Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.

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Mississippi Goodworks, Inc. is looking for applicants that meet our mission and Federal
contract requirements.
Mississippi Goodworks has six Federal Ability One Contracts. These contracts hire
persons that meet a specific contract criterion and 75% of the employees must be non-
competitively employable due to disabling condition.
A person with a disability is defined as someone who has a severe physical or mental
impairment (a residual, limiting condition resulting from an injury, disease, or congenital
defect) which so limits the person’s functional capabilities (mobility, communication,
self-care, self –direction,
work tolerance or work skills) that the individual is unable to engage in normal
competitive employment over an extended period of time.
If you or anyone you know in the community may be looking for employment and/or
training opportunities have them call the Goodwill/Mississippi Goodworks main office in
Gulfport, MS @ 228-863-2323

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Mississippi Goodworks employs approximately 290 people, most of whom have barriers
to employment and/or a disability that creates a significant barrier to employment. Work
sites / job locations include:
• Retail stores in 13 locations and three donation centers
• Custodial services provided at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi.
Custodial Contract at the Judge Dan B. Russell Jr, Federal Courthouse,
and the William B. Colmer Federal Courthouse, in Hattiesburg
• Postal Service Centers at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi.
• Commissary (grocery store) shelf stocking and custodial jobs at Keesler
Air Force Base in Biloxi and the Navy Construction Battalion Center in
Gulfport.
• Leroy Modenbach Training Center provides free Adult Literacy Classes and
free Adult Job Preparedness Classes that teach adults how to search for
jobs online, write a resume, and interview techniques.

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Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi and Mississippi Goodworks, Inc. is a not
for profit 501c(3) organization exists to assist persons with disabilities and those
who are otherwise vocationally disadvantaged to achieve full participation and
integration into society. Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi accomplishes
this by developing and delivering effective services that enable clients to attain
their personal and economic goals. Services include: counseling, job skills
training, ancillary training, job seeking and resume writing assistance, referral
for services provided elsewhere, and employment opportunities.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:
We prohibit discrimination and harassment
based on age , ancestry, color, disability,
genetics, national origin, race, religious creed,
sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
2407 31st
Gulfport, MS 39501
Phone: (228) 863-2323
Fax: (228) 863-5621