Goodwill Excel Center

Discovery Services

Goodwill’s Discovery Services provides day support for individuals with intellectual, emotional, and physical disabilities. The programs encourage independence. They also enhance skill development through community integration and structured group activities. Individuals who have an interest in in exploring their communities and increasing their interpersonal skills, may participate in community activities. Through Discovery Services, over fifty individuals have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential while providing caregivers the opportunity to seek employment or have respite from caregiving. Virginia Western Community College Virginia Western Community College offers training onsite at Goodwill. Students can earn credentials, gain access to job opportunities in demand occupations paying family-sustaining wages, and participate in the many programs and services offered by Goodwill. The partnership between Virginia Western Community College and Goodwill spans decades and meets both business and student needs. Virginia Western programs are truly a pathway out of poverty for many of those who access Virginia Western’s career training programs.

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