Contact Information

222 East Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Telephone: (410)837-1800
FAX: (410)837-8931
E-mail: N/A
Web Address: http://www.goodwillches.org

Other Office Locations:
Bon Secoure Family Support Center
26 N. Fulton Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21223

Genesis Jobs
5620 The Alameda
Baltimore, 21239

Lower Shore Career Development Center (Salisbury)
700 S. Salisbury Boulevard
Salisbury, MD 21801

Social Security Administration
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21235

State Office Center
301 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Ft. Meade Career Development Center
195 Saxton Road
Ft. Meade, MD 20755

Waverly Family Support Center
829 Montpelier Street
Baltimore, MD 21218

Schapiro Training and Employment Program (STEP)
1025 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, 21202

263 Main Street
Westminster, MD 21157

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Services Offered

Supported Employment, Vocational Day Program/Sheltered Workshop, Family Support Serives, Resource Coordination.

Individuals Have the Following Types of Disabilities:
AIDS, Behavioral Problems, Chemical Dependency, Head Injury, Mental Disorder, Mental Retardation, Orthopedic Impairment, Specific Learning Disability.

Number of Individuals Currently Being Served: 2000+ (01/01/06 - 04/26/06)

Ages Served: 18+

Home Region of DDA: Central

Counties Served: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore, Caroline, Charles, Wicomico, Dorchester, Harford, Howard, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties

Year Established: 1919

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Mission Statement

Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake is a workforce development agency and network of businesses whose mission is to provide career development employment and related social services to assist people with special needs in enjoying the dignity and benefits of work and a better quality of life.

Unique or Distinctive Qualities

Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. provides training, employment, and family support services to individuals with disabilities or other disadvantaging conditions. In addition Goodwill assists individuals in securing employment, whether permanent, temporary, full-time, or part-time. Clients can receive skills training in several different career fields ranging from clerical/computer and nursing, to hospitality, retail, and custodial.

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Discuss your quality assurance practices, including any agency accreditations

Goodwill Industries of The Chesapeake, Inc. is licensed by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) to provide vocational services and is operating under the guidelines of an approved Quality Assurance Plan. Goodwill is accredited by the Maryland department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) to provide vocational services and, through its STEP division, is a DHMH approved Medical Care Program Provider. The Waverly Family Support center is a part of the State of Maryland Friends of the Family Network and the Bon Secours Family Support Center is part of the Bon Secours Foundation. Goodwill has longstanding partnerships with such noted organizations as the Abell Foundation and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

How Does Your Agency Support People In Becoming Active Members Of Their Community?

Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. supports people in becoming active members of the community by offering programs and services directed toward helping its clients achieve a better quality of life and self-sufficiency through work. Goodwill has committed itself to serving the "hardest to place", whether their barrier to employment is a mental or physical disability, a criminal background, chemical dependency, inadequate education, or little to no work experience. Goodwill has longstanding partnerships with many other workforce development agencies throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area, as well as State and Local government agencies, colleges and universities, community and social service providers, and other non-profit organizations that allow a collaboration of services that may help address clients' higher priority needs before they can be considered truly job related.

Steps Individuals Must Take to Apply for Services

To apply for admission into any of Goodwill's programs and services, individuals must complete Intake and Registration at any of Goodwills locations. This occurs at Headquarters on Friday mornings between 8:00am and 11:00am. Most other locations accept new clients by walk-in, referral, or appointment only. Each Location should be contacted directly for more information.

Special Considerations/Comments: None

Funding Sources: According to Goodwill Industries of Chesapeake, Inc's Annual Report 2005, funding of its mission can be broken down as follows:
Retail Stores/Sales of Donated Goods = 55%
Commercial Contracts = 27%
Career Development Services = 12%
Public Support = 4%
Other/Quasi Endowment Funds = 2%

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