Diverse Workforce Development Programs Benefit Residents of Carroll and Frederick Counties
We help put people to work, an important step on the road to independence and a better life. Our mission remains as simple as that. Thanks to your support through monetary and physical donations, we embody that mission by offering a wide array of workforce development programs to serve the residents of Carroll County and Frederick County in Maryland.
We do that through a number of direct, person-focused services that include personal and career development clinics, typically following an initial evaluation. We also administer programs that support a client’s family and businesses in the area.
Proceeds from the sale of donated goods keep many of our programs free, and they focus on supporting residents with disabilities and other barriers to employment.
Check out summaries of our programs below, and click the respective link for more information or to enroll.
Community Programs
Our community programs can help you acquire the skills you need to find a job. We provide job-training and career-development workshops online and in person. With us you’ll learn everything from the basics, like how to use Windows and Mac operating systems on a computer and how to write a resume, to the advanced, like how to prepare a budget and how to manage a project.
Employment Services for Businesses
We gladly work with businesses in the community to identify, hire and retain motivated, screened, trained and supported residents of Carroll and Frederick counties. Our placement services and the support we provide to our graduates that you hire remain free of charge to your business. You’ll save money on advertising your vacancy, and our streamlined process minimizes the HR hassles that sometimes arise when onboarding a new employee.
Veteran Services
Our Veteran Services Program includes a wide range of services and resources for veterans and their families, all designed to help them make a smooth and rewarding transition to civilian life. In appreciation for all that our warriors have done, we provide classes, counseling and veteran benefits navigation so our heroes and family members can receive timely and practical support as they adjust to their new lives. Among these services, GIMV assists individuals in obtaining and maintaining meaningful employment.
Youth Career Development
Exploring different career paths and learning a variety of skills represent two great ways to help teens and young adults prepare for life after high school, and we offer those opportunities and more at GIMV. From enrollment to graduation in our Youth Career Development Program, our staff works closely with young people (ages 14-24, and their parents or guardians, as appropriate) in Carroll and Frederick counties to assess specific needs, target the best resources, set smart goals, and provide support throughout the process — all with the goal of helping to mold them into productive and self-actualizing members of our community.
Donate to Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley
Your financial support helps us administer these programs to area residents, giving them the skills and jobs they need to create their own independence. Consider a tax-deductible financial gift today.
Donation Guidelines
Non-monetary donations help make a difference in local lives, too. Check out the guidelines for what items Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley can and cannot accept.