OUR SERVICES
WHO WE HELP:
Goodwill employees work with individuals to help them acquire, improve and retain the skills needed to be as independent as possible. Services provided help people living with an intellectual or developmental disability use their strengths and talents to accomplish their goals, achieve greater independence, learn to make choices and participate in and contribute to their community.
OUR PROGRAMS
(Click through the tabs to learn about each of our programs.)
- Habilitative Workshop
- Help with physical activity such as sitting in a chair, standing a long time to finish something, help learn how to follow instructions, help you make friends
- Habilitative Community Inclusion
- Teaching how to join a church group, attend a concert or sporting event, participate in volunteer activities, provided in the community
- Behavioral In-Home
- Help available when there is a reoccurring mental health condition or severe behavioral crisis and participating in regularly scheduled day service activities or employment is not possible and unable to be home alone
- Medical In-Home
- Available after hospitalized and recovering at home or when a medical condition makes leaving home unsafe, doctor order necessary
Prevocational
- These services are intended to help individuals learn skills that lead to competitive employment in the community.
- Skills include, but are not limited to: career exploration, job seeking skills, interview skills, workplace communication skills, on-the-job safety skills, understanding workplace expectations, and workplace problem solving skills and strategies.
Supported Employment – Individual and Follow Along
- These services are intended to teach skills that support employed individuals in maintaining employment.
- Skills include, but are not limited to: job coaching to learn and maintain job tasks, developing job accommodations, following workplace expectations, getting along with co-workers, communicating with supervisors, problem-solving and self-advocacy.
If you or you know someone that would be interested learning more about our Supported Employment program,
contact Tamara Snider at (308) 455-7571 to discuss service options.
- Supported Family Living
- Teaching how to do chores and laundry, make meals or snacks, do things you enjoy doing in the community, how to meet other people and to take good care of yourself, provided in the family home
- Independent Living
- Teaching how to do your chores and laundry, make meals, do things you enjoy doing in the community, how to meet other people and to take good care of yourself, provided in individual’s home
- Shared Living
- Helping find a family to live with
- Respite
- Relief for the usual caregiver, assistance with providing medication, supervision at home or in the community
OUR PROGRAMS
130 Individuals Received Services in 2019
130 Individuals Received Services in 2019
OUR LOCATIONS
GRAND ISLAND
(308) 384-7896
1804 South Eddy Street
Grand Island, NE 68801
KEARNEY
(308) 455-1400
4009 6th Ave, Suite 42 & 45
Kearney, NE 68845
HASTINGS
(402) 463-1467
835 South Burlington Plaza, Suite 110 & 112
Hastings, NE 68901
REFERRAL INFORMATION
If you or someone you know would like to get more information on the steps to enroll in our services,
please contact our Director – Developmental Disability Services listed below.
Danelle Hayes
Director – Developmental Disability Services
(402) 984-2341
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State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health certifies that Goodwill Industries of Greater Nebraska, Inc.
meets the provisions of Title 404 NAC, Community-Based Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities.