GOODWILL JOB CONNECTIONS
A Great Job Begins with a Smile! 
Dedicated to enhancing the quality and dignity of life for individuals, families and our community by providing job-related services to people with disabilities and other barriers to employment, Goodwill's Job Connection Service Centers are dedicated to serving individuals who are unemployed or underemployed and are ready, willing and able to be productive citizens in viable, "real work for real pay" jobs.
All of Goodwill Houston’s Job Connection Service Centers provide at a minimum the following employment services
- Work Readiness Training and Assessment
- Business Skills Training
- Employment Services
- Computer and Internet Access
- Referral and Access to Community Resources.
In addition to the above services the following programs are currently delivered through Goodwill Houston’s highly successful Job Connection Service Centers model and are specific examples of programs and services Goodwill Houston provides to people with disabilities and other barriers to employment.
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program
To break the cycle of homelessness for veterans and to address the diverse needs of the homeless veterans requires a wide range specialized services. To that end, Goodwill Houston in partnership with the United Stated Veterans Initiative-Houston works with service providers who serve veterans and the homeless population in order to successfully reintegrate them back into employment and mainstream society.
This Program is delivered at Goodwill Houston’s primary Job Connection Service Center at Mid-Town Terrace location at 4640 Main Street.
Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Job Connections Service Centers
Goodwill Industries of Houston in partnership with the Mental Health Association and the Houston SRO (Single Room Occupancy) Housing Corporation and over 13 other agencies in a wide-ranging service model program to solve the issue of homelessness.
The purpose of these pilot projects are to demonstrate the effectiveness of housing when combined with comprehensive support services. Goodwill Houston with its agency partners have agreed to provide individuals with a variety of services which include outreach, physical and mental health assessments, out-patient mental health, substance abuse treatment, and intensive case management.
Goodwill Houston established Job Connection Service Centers at 650 Thornton (Jackson Hinds Gardens at Independence Heights SRO) and 3939 North Freeway (Northline SRO).
For more information on any of these programs, contact Valerie Zanders,MSW, Program Manager Job Connection at 713-699-6319 or v_zanders@goodwillhouston.org.