Since 1927, Goodwill Industries of Akron has been an independent nonprofit serving people across five Ohio counties who face disabilities or other barriers to employment. The Akron-based organization is known for connecting people with the preparation, support and work experience needed to find and keep jobs, with revenue from its retail operations helping fund that mission. It also operates an ISO 9001:2015-certified business-services division, giving participants practical experience while supporting local employers.
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Goodwill of the Finger LakesGoodwill of the Finger Lakes is a Rochester-based nonprofit social enterprise that turns retail, manufacturing, and service operations into employment opportunities and community support. Its 750-person organization serves more than 184,908 people annually, including through Goodwill Vision Enterprises, which has roots in Rochester dating to 1911. The organization also diverted more than 26 million pounds of goods from landfills in 2022 while funding programs across the Finger Lakes region.ROCHESTER, NY
Westmoreland County Blind AssociationSince 1948, Westmoreland County Blind Association has combined a production workplace with services that help people with sight impairments and intellectual or physical disabilities build independence and find meaningful work. Serving Westmoreland and Indiana counties, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit is distinctive for a workforce in which more than 75% of employees are sight-impaired or intellectually challenged, while its document-destruction operation helps fund those programs. WCBA also provides free vision screenings for children and maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification, recertified annually.315250GREENSBURG, PA
North Central Sight Services, IncFor more than 60 years, North Central Sight Services, Inc. has been a community-centered organization helping people who are blind or visually impaired build independent lives. Its social-enterprise work creates employment while funding vision screenings and rehabilitation programs across six counties in Central Pennsylvania. The Williamsport nonprofit is ISO 9001:2015 certified.339940WILLIAMSPORT, PA
Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually ImpairedFounded in 1911 by a small group making brooms and mops, Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CABVI) now combines vision and information services with social-enterprise manufacturing that creates jobs for people who are blind or visually impaired. Its Industries Program turns mill-sized paper and tape rolls into retail-ready products while providing job training and on-the-job experience, continuing a century-old employment mission. CABVI is a private nonprofit serving the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area, and its manufacturing operation has been ISO 9001 certified since 2012.CINCINNATI, OH