Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries

Our History:

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries has had a long rich history of serving men and women with disabilities. Organized in 1916, by Methodist minister Reverend Richard Scully, Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries initially helped to serve a variety of populations including people in poverty, people with disabilities, those in need of vocational training and families who needed Goodwill's services. In the early days Goodwill met its needs in three downtown Cincinnati locations. In the mid-1950's organizational leaders and civic volunteers helped to make a new facility located in Woodlawn, become a reality. This new facility, which is still in use today opened for service in July, 1957.

Ohio Valley Goodwill's prominence in the community and reputation as an outstanding provider of vocational training and placement services continued to grow. Currently, in its on-going effort to meet the expanding service needs of the Greater Cincinnati community, Ohio Valley Goodwill recently competed whole-facility renovation of its Woodlawn corporate center.

Today, the needs of those seeking service through Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries have changed, but Goodwill's mission to provide quality vocational training for people with disabilities and other disadvantaging situations has remained the same. Goodwill's commitment to putting people to work has remained constant even into this new century of economic change!

Overview: Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries service areas include eight counties in Southwest Ohio; Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland and Warren and three counties in Northern Kentucky; Boone, Campbell and Kenton. We also serve six counties in Southeastern Indiana; Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, and Union.

Mission

The mission of Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries is to provide vocational rehabilitation services to persons of working age who are physically, mentally, psychologically or socially disabled and vocationally handicapped for the purpose of maximizing their vocational independence.

Vision:

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries' vision is to provide comprehensive vocational training and support services to adults with disabilities and other barriers to employment. It is in support of this vision, that Goodwill works in partnership with the larger community.

Goals:

More than two-thirds of all Americans with disabilities do not work. For many individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment, Goodwill Industries offers the challenge of learning about the world of work and the opportunity to develop new skills. Goodwill's support services help individuals to be successful in both personal and work environments.