Goodwill Central Florida Gets $287K Grant to Help Homeless Veterans Find Jobs – The Business Journals

Veterans who need assistance with job placement should call or visit a Goodwill location and ask for a veterans specialist with Operation Good Jobs. Operation GoodJobs connects veterans with local employers and has experience assisting justice-involved veterans:

Operation GoodJobs – Goodwill provide services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans. The program is “employment focused” and veterans receive the employment and training services they need in order to re-enter the labor force. Supportive services such as clothing, provision of or referral to temporary, transitional, and permanent housing, referral to medical and substance abuse treatment, and transportation assistance are also provided to meet the needs of this target group.

For more information, please call  Vocational Services Center at 407-235-1500.

Goodwill Central Florida received federal funding from the Department of Labor specifically to assist veterans. Read more.