GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, GREATER NEBRASKA
Description
GOODWILL'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION), INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES & EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN NEBRASKA WHO EXPERIENCE A PHYSICAL, PSYCHIATRIC, OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, OR WHO ARE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED & FACE BARRIERS TO COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT & INDEPENDENT LIVING. SOME OF THE SERVICES INCLUDE: JOB SKILLS TRAINING, INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM PLANNING, CASE MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENT, SERVICE COORDINATION, RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT, PRE-VOCATIONAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS EMPLOYMENT/ COMMUNITY PLACEMENT SERVICES, LEISURE TIME PLANNING & MEDICATION EDUCATION. THE 'WORKING SOLUTION' PROGRAM IS A CURRICULUM BASED SERVICE FOCUSING ON SELF-SUFFICIENCY, PARENTING SKILLS & PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ISSUES FOR INDIVIDUALS RECEIVNG PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE. ASSISTED DAY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN A WORK SETTING. SERVICE RECIPIENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THEIR WORK & INTERPERSONAL SKILLS WHILE PARTICIPATING IN PAID WORK ACTIVITIES & OTHER LEARNING ACTIVITIES. (NOT ALL SERVICES PROVIDED IN EACH COUNTY).
Contact Information
Address:
1804 SOUTH EDDY
PO BOX 1863
Grand Island
NE
68802
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 4:30 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.goodwillne.org
Main Phone:
Phone
308-384-7896
Other Phone(s):
Fax
308-384-9231
Fax
308-382-6802 (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH)
Main Contact(s):
STAFF
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
knb@goodwillne.org
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1069
List of Provided Services:
Assessment Services: Vocational Assessment, Independent Living Assessment
Case Management: Case Management
Counseling and Guidance: Vocational Counseling and Guidance
Employment: Job Placement, Sheltered Employment
Family/Individual Resources: Parenting Programs
Housing/Residential: Housing Accessible, Low Income Housing
Supported Employment: Extended Support, Intensive Job Skill
Training: Independent Living Training, Vocational Training
Transition: Transition Services
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Buffalo, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Custer, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dundy, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Howard, Kearney, Keith, Kimball, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nuckolls, Perkins, Phelps, Platte, Red Willow, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Thomas, Valley, Webster, Wheeler, Arthur
Written material: GENERAL INFORMATION SHEETS.
Eligibility: THROUGH REFERRAL SOURCES
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: CALL
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: KRIS NOLAN BROWN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Languages with interpreters on staff: