Across the region, nonprofits are helping individuals navigate the often-complex path to meaningful employment. Movers & Makers spoke with 10 organizations that are actively shaping these pathways, serving populations ranging from young adults stepping into their first jobs to individuals facing barriers like housing instability, poverty or gaps in education and experience.
The new retail and donation center in Delhi Township reflects Goodwill’s ongoing investment in the people and communities of Cincinnati’s West Side and beyond.
Designed as a one-stop resource hub, the Fairfield facility provides resume help, interview prep, skills training and direct connections to local employers. It also offers personalized career guidance to help individuals identify paths, build skills and develop employment strategies.
The plan responds to a community needs assessment, which identified gaps in affordable housing, job placement and youth employment services. The report used data from Cincinnati Children’s community health needs assessment and other publicly available sources. Key factors included population demographics, labor market trends, economic conditions, poverty levels, and access to education, transportation and digital technology.
The nonprofit just opened a store in Deerfield Township, but it’s already thinking about future expansion. It plans to have 30 sites by 2030.
Three long-time Cincinnati nonprofit CEOs representing more than 100 years of leadership are stepping aside, with new permanent and interim leadership emerging as soon as this week.
Meet Sally Castillo, whose success story was selected by Ohio Valley Goodwill to honor the celebration of National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March.
