Public Policy Priorities

Interested in helping Goodwill reduce the number of computers and electronics thrown away in U.S. landfills? Care to help people with barriers to employment get good jobs -- including “green collar jobs” -- and steady paychecks through the AbilityOne Program and prisoner reentry programs? Want to help people with disabilities save for retirement?

Goodwill invites the public to e-mail their Members of Congress this summer to support legislative proposals that will help people find work, regardless of whether they have a disability, live in poverty, are returning to their communities from prison, are learning English or are experiencing difficulty in getting a job.

Through Goodwill Industries Legislative Action Center, your e-mails will be sent directly to your Members of Congress. Your e-mails will be especially meaningful in June, as a number of Goodwill leaders descend on Capitol Hill to lobby their legislators on the following issues:

Thanks for helping Goodwill fulfill its mission of helping people with disabilities and other disadvantages find meaningful work and good pay.