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Follow on Google News | Goodwill to Cut Ribbon on First Mobile Job-LinkModified RV to bring employment services to five counties in Southwest Florida
“The need for the Mobile Job-Link in rural, underserved areas is significant,” The Mobile Job-Link & Family Strengthening Service vehicle will provide financial literacy, health screenings, FAFSA applications, and employment services to people who are underemployed, unemployed, or disadvantaged. The following foundations have pledged their support to Goodwill’s first Mobile Job-Link; Arthrex, Inc., Bank of America, Collier County Community Foundation, Enterprise Holding Foundation, Southwest Florida Community Foundation, The Claiborne and Ned Foulds Foundation, The Martin Foundation, The Southwest Florida Goodwill Foundation, United Way of Charlotte County, United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee, Wells Fargo Foundation, and the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation. “With the assistance of our community partners we hope to be able to serve more than 2,500 individuals annually through the Mobile Job-Link,” says Richards. Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. is committed to assisting people with disabilities and disadvantages by providing life-changing opportunities to achieve independence. In 2013, more than 37,000 Southwest Floridians received assistance from Goodwill, ranging from Job-Link services to disability-accessible housing, career guidance and mentoring programs for teens, and the SWFL MicroEnterprise project, a small business education program. To learn more about Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, please visit www.goodwillswfl.org. - 30 - End
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