Goodwill provides training and employability skills and supportive services to homeless veterans through Operation Independence. This program, funded by the Department of Labor, provides opportunities for homeless veterans to acquire skills that will help them regain self-sufficiency and economic independence.

Pre-Employment Training Program

During the 40-hour Pre-Employment Training program Goodwill teaches individuals the skills necessary to land a job. With soft-skills training including resume writing, interviewing tips, "dress-for-success" classes, program participants will have an edge over the competition when it comes to finding a job.

The Ticket-to-Work and Self-Sufficiency programs offer assistance to people who receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income benefits because of a disability and want to go back to work. Ticket-to-Work program participants are eligible for employment services, vocational services or other assistance to help them go to work and earn a paycheck. These services are provided by employment networks such as Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina at no cost to participants.

Goodwill's Voucher Program was established to meet the immediate needs of people whose lives have been negatively impacted by disaster. In most cases, clothing is given to the homeless population and those displaced from their home due to flood or fire. To benefit from Goodwill's voucher program, you must be referred from a local disaster relief agency or social service organization.