Goodwill Industries
Program basics
- Aims to increase employment and earnings through subsidized jobs and job training and to reduce recidivism
- Begins with an assessment, followed by 2 weeks of job-readiness training
- Goodwill Industries works in conjunction with the San Francisco Department of Child Support Services
- Participants are placed into one of three tiers of subsidized jobs, depending on their job readiness—nonprofit, private-sector jobs (mainly at Goodwill), public sector jobs, or for-profit, private-sector jobs
Strength of evidence
Evidence level: Promising (Third-highest tier)
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Promising (Third-highest tier)
Goodwill Industries is not yet in any of the major clearinghouses, but has demonstrated positive results in an independent, high-quality evaluation conducted by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
Target population
Formerly incarcerated individuals
Program cost
$8,460 per participant
Implementation locations
Dates active
Not available
Outcomes and impact
Keys to successful implementation
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