DISABILITY PROGRAMS

We provide meaningful opportunities to people with different abilities so they can experience the dignity of work, a sense of purpose, and a fully inclusive culture.

Goodwill is privileged to partner with Nevada Vocational Rehabilitation (VR Nevada) and Clark County School District (CCSD) to serve people with disabilities and the families and professionals who support them. We offer five carefully designed programs that not only support participants, but also their caregivers, who benefit from “alone time” to recharge.

For more information about Goodwill Disability Programs, please email the program manager at disabilityprograms@sngoodwill.org.

Community Based Training (CBT)

Real work environments allow us to assess participants’ current work skills and develop new skills needed for successful employment. The CBT program trains participants in four areas: Retail, Cashiering, Janitorial, and Warehouse.

  • Program Eligibility: All participants are referred through VR Nevada. After the assessment is complete, Goodwill provides career counseling, job training and employment opportunities. For information please call (702) 214-2010.

Student Work Experience Program (SWEP)

Participating SWEP students volunteer at least once a week at a welcoming Goodwill store. There they are exposed to tasks typically performed in a retail sales or operations work environment.

  • Program Eligibility: Volunteer opportunities are open to special education students from 36 high schools in the Clark County School District. For information please call (702) 214-2010.

Skills To Enable Personal Success (STEPS)

Goodwill of Southern Nevada’s pre-vocational program uses real work environments to assess the job readiness skills of individuals with disabilities who are seeking employment in the community. Paid training and assessment is offered to participants in the areas of Retail and Janitorial work..

  • Program Eligibility: All participants are referred to this program through VR Nevada. For information please call (702) 214-2010.

Summer Education Experience (SEE)

For students participating in special needs classes during the school year, the Goodwill Summer Education Experience (SEE) offers a five-week learning opportunity that furthers work skills.

SEE exposes learners to a week of coursework with a wide range of topics: speaking up for what they need, want and who they are; effective communication; the art of job applications; creating a resume; interviewing skills; how to work in a team; and budgeting and personal finance.

The group also traditionally takes a behind-the-scenes tour into operations at places like the Metropolitan Gallery of Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, and the “O” show at Bellagio.

The program’s remaining three weeks are devoted to gaining work experience at one of Goodwill’s retail locations.

The Goodwill Work Readiness Summer Program is generously supported by a grant from the Windsong Trust.

Pre-Employment Transitional Services

Pre-ETS is a partnership with CCSD and VR Nevada that offers in-person and online lessons including self-advocacy, workplace readiness, job and career exploration, post-secondary training, and work-based learning.