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Generating Lifelong Connections to Work

our mission

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Imagine...struggling to raise your family in Austin on less than $25,000 each year.

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the Problem

One in five families in our community are living in poverty with little opportunity to change their story. Education and

work are the only

proven pathways

out of poverty.6

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Central Texas will

need more than

33,000 middle skill

workers between

now and 2022.

YOUTH LACKING OPPORTUNITY

Nearly 27,000 young adults between the ages of 16 and 24

in the Austin Metro Area are not engaged in either school or a job.

(*National Equity Atlas 2012)

PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS

Approximately 150 people are released from Texas prisons into the

Central Texas region each week.

PEOPLE LACKING EDUCATION

In Central Texas, more than 200,000 people over age 25 lack a high school diploma.

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

11.6% of people with disabilities are unemployed.

PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS

The 2017 ECHO (Ending Community Homelessness Organization) Point

in Time Count found a total of 2,036 homeless living in Austin/

Travis County. Of those, 39% were chronically homeless.

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EXPAND THE GOODWILL CAREER & TECHNICAL ACADEMY: A center for cost-free career education, training, and job placement that meets the significant needs of local employers in high-demand occupations, and provides opportunities for families to break the cycle of poverty.

THE Solution

CAMPAIGN GOAL: $5,900,000

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The vocational training and career certifications offered through the Goodwill Career and Technical Academy (GTCA) are life-changing. They provide a platform for low-income, undereducated and underemployed people in our community to gain skills in high-demand, high-growth industries such as technology and healthcare. Many high paying jobs in rapidly growing industries do not require two or four-year degrees. Instead, they require specialized

skills and know-how gained through specific training and credentialing programs. These programs are the key to unlocking opportunity for low-skilled employees, while simultaneously meeting the labor shortage that forces Texas businesses to import talent and export low-skill jobs. Goodwill is relentlessly focused on creating opportunities that ensure Texans keep pace and flourish in the labor force.

The Goodwill Career & Technical Academy

THE GCTA ELIMINATES BARRIERS FACED BY PEOPLE PURSUING EDUCATION AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT.

• GCTA students may concurrently enroll in The Goodwill Excel Center, the only public high school for adults, aged 17-50, in Texas.

• We offer short-term classes customized to employer needs.

• We provide holistic support including childcare to Pre-K, transportation, food pantry access and clothing closet.

• Life Coaches and Career Case Managers assist with navigating challenges and ensuring long-term success.

• We offer additional training including financial literacy and budget planning, digital literacy, job readiness/soft skill training, interview skills, and resume development.

• We connect directly with employers to place trained graduates in jobs.

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HEALTH CARE WING

CLASSROOM

CLASSROOMLOBBY

FINANCIAL LITERACY CENTER

FOODPANTRY

LIFE COACH CENTER

CLASSROOM

COMMUNITY LOUNGE

CLASSROOM

FLOOR PLAN

TRADE SCHOOL WING

CLASSROOM

COMPUTER LEARNING

CENTERCLASSROOM

CLASSROOM

CLASSROOM

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GRACIOUSLY FUNDEDTHE EDUCATION CENTER

$2,000,000

NAMING THE GOODWILL CAREER & TECHNICAL ACADEMY

$1,000,000

ADDITIONAL NAMING OPPORTUNITIES

Trade School Wing GRACIOUSLY FUNDED

The Exploration Center: Childcare & Early Childhood Education $500,000

Health Care Wing $500,000

Financial Literacy Center GRACIOUSLY FUNDED

naming opportunitiesGOODWILL EDUCATION CENTER AND GOODWILL CAREER & TECHNICAL ACADEMY

Campus Quad $250,000

Computer Learning Center $250,000

Life Coach Center $250,000

Lobby GRACIOUSLY FUNDED

Playground $100,000

Student Terrace GRACIOUSLY FUNDED

Digital Literacy Lab $100,000

Career Advancement Training Center $100,000

Community Lounge $100,000

Classroom $50,000

Classroom $50,000

Classroom $50,000

Classroom $50,000

Classroom $50,000

Classroom $50,000

Classroom $50,000

Classroom $50,000

Essentials Pantry & Closet $50,000

Student Garden $50,000

For more naming opportunities please call Traci Berry at 512.748.1049

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Did you know...Goodwill Central Texas (GCT) was founded in Texas in 1958 as an independent not-for-profit.

Goodwill Central Texas is owned by the community, represented by the local governing Board of Directors.

We serve 15,000 people per year.

Goodwill Central Texas operates the only public high school for adults in the state of Texas, including a campus inside the Lockhart Correctional Facility for Women.

Goodwill Central Texas is the only full service educational, training, and job placement center in Central Texas that provides services specifically designed to transform the lives of people who are marginalized.

Goodwill Central Texas partners with more than 20 local agencies to meet the education and employment needs of our community.

Stable employment is one of the most important factors reducing recidivism for people with criminal backgrounds.

97%of the people we serveare living in poverty

employer in central texas

Goodwill Central Texas is the

providing second-chanceemployment and services to the

majority of our workforce

60%

retail stores

provide approximately

Dick Rathgeber Honorary Chair

Les Gage Chair

Lee Cooke Co-Chair

Ashley AminiJay Angell

Margarine BeamanKyndel Bennett

Gary Farmer

Ken GladishJoe Holt

Catherine MorseMariBen Ramsey

Brad Robb

Jamie Lagarde Board Chair

Uche AbaloguBrenda Albright

David AronicaIssam (Sam) Bakir

Patti BoyleMichael De La Fuente

Ted DelisiAnna M. Denton

Jonathan B. EddisonLes Gage

Cindy G. GoldsberryMargaret M. Moten

David ReiterErica Saenz

DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

BOARD DIRECTORS

1015 NORWOOD PARK BLVD512.637.7100 | GOODWILLCENTRALTEXAS.ORG