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46 The Ex-Offender’s Re-Entry Assistance Directory

Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
www.goodwill.org

Goodwill Industries is the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of job
training services with a network of 164 independent, community-based
Goodwills and dozens of corporate and nonprofit partners, such as
AT&T, Bank of America, Caterpillar, Microsoft, Sprint, Walmart, Annie
E. Casey Foundation, Lumina Foundation for Education, and the Ford
Foundation. Financed through a combination of donations, retail sales,
and contracts and grants, Goodwill works with thousands of ex-of-
fenders each year through its Second Chance Program (2nd Chance
@ Work). A leader in the successful reintegration of ex-offenders into
mainstream society, Goodwill operates several programs designed to
help ex-offenders find and keep jobs, acquire safe and stable housing,
and deal with substance abuse and health (both physical and mental)
issues. To find a Goodwill location nearest you, visit their website and
enter your zip code in its location search box.

Salvation Army
www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/prison-ministries

The Salvation Army is very active in working with prison, probation,
and parole officials through its prison ministries programs. In some ar-
eas, prisoners are paroled to the direct custody of The Salvation Army.
Re-entry-related services include Bible correspondence courses, prere-
lease job training programs, and employment opportunities. Most of
The Salvation Army’s efforts are handled through its Adult Rehabil-
itation Centers and Harbor Light Centers, which function as halfway
houses for ex-offenders who participate in work release programs. The
Adult Rehabilitation Centers (ARCs) provide spiritual, social, and
emotional assistance to men and women who have difficulty coping