Support Services
Benefits Planning and Outreach
This program assists those who receive Social Security benefits and reside in Palm Beach County so they can learn about work incentives and other available services.
Choices to WorkThis is a program that offers light duty work for injured workers who are out of work and receive Worker's Compensation benefits.
Ticket to Work
Gulfstream Goodwill Industries is an Employment Network in the Social Security Administration Ticket to Work Program. As an Employment Network, we can assist you with the supports and services you need to get back to work and the knowledge you need to receive the full benefits of the Ticket to Work Program.
Gulfstream Goodwill Industries can help you prepare for, choose and retain employment through a unique program that allows you time to adjust to work without fear of losing Medical Benefits or experiencing Continuing Medical Disability reviews.
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Don Erhardt (L) administers the Career Assessment to Alvin (R), which helps determine career interests and aptitudes. The test results are instrumental in Job Placement Services. |
Offender Re-Entry Programs
Serious & Violent Offenders Re-entry Incentive (SVORI)
This program, started in 2004, is a partnership between the Department of Corrections, state and local agencies and community faith-based organizations. It targets inmates between the ages of 18 and 35 who will be released and living in Palm Beach County. Inmates referred through this program receive case management, linkage to other community resources, substance & alcohol abuse screening and job placement. Goodwill’s role in this partnership is that of Vocational Evaluation Services. Evaluators provide comprehensive evaluation for inmates coming from Brevard, Indian River, Martin and Palm Beach Counties on a pre-release or post-release basis. The evaluations are tailored to the offender and tests academics, aptitudes and vocational interests. To date, Goodwill has assessed 63 offenders.
Weed & Seed Re-entry Program
This program began in May of 2006 and is a collaboration between Gulfstream Goodwill and the three local Weed & Seed programs of Palm Beach County (Delray, West Palm Beach and Riviera Beach). It targets non-violent offenders returning to the above communities and assists them in becoming productive citizens, reducing the chances of re-offending. Gulfstream Goodwill’s Re-Entry Program Manager is the primary “point person” in building linkages between partners in the re-entry effort, establishing contacts with ex-offenders and facilitating the delivery of services in order to support their successful re-entry into society. Kenneth, a program participant, showed his appreciation in a letter by saying “Thank you for all your help on my release from prison. You are an asset to this community providing a much needed service. With your help, I have achieved both of my goals: Full –time employment and a valid driver’s license in less than 60 days!”
For more information about a program or service, contact the intake specialist (shown below) at a Gulfstream Goodwill Industries' rehabilitation center nearest you.
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1715 E Tiffany Drive |
1472 Huffman Road |
919 - 14th Lane |
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