EASTER SEALS - GOODWILL NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN - STORE AND PLANT

Store and Donation Hours: Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Equipment Loan is available at this location. The Easter Seals-Goodwill Equipment Loan program offers rehabilitative equipment for loan on a short-term basis. Equipment includes walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, commodes, bath benches, etc. The service is free, requiring only a nominal deposit. The deposit may be refunded or donated to Easter Seals-Goodwill when the equipment is returned. Equipment Loan is available in these cities: Billings, Butte, Great Falls and Helena, Montana; Boise, Idaho.

Easter Seals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain, Inc. currently operates Goodwill stores in Montana and southern Idaho, and opening in the spring the very first Goodwill in Utah. The stores provide vocational training sites for individuals with developmental, physical or emotional disabilities, as well as people who are unemployed due to educational or vocational disadvantages. Participants develop and improve their work skills and gain work experience. Workforce Development Services: The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) offers training opportunities to low-income adults age 55 and older in the state of Utah who wish to remain in or re-enter the workforce. The program allows participants to overcome barriers to employment by gaining real world work experience at community service organizations, called "host agencies, " in the community. Participants are assigned to host agencies for about 20 hours per week. The objective is to provide current hands-on training that can lead to unsubsidized employment in the private sector. Assignments vary and range from six to 12 months. Participants can be assigned to more than one host agency in order to provide them with enhanced experiences and a broader range of skills. Additional assistance given to participants includes training to update resumes and learning interview skills. Easter Seals Northern Rocky Mountain SCSEP staff work with partners in the community to provide training such as updating computer skills, literacy skills, and improving English proficiency. Job leads are also a key component of the services provided. For businesses, finding quality employees is always a challenge. By partnering with Easter Seals Northern Rocky Mountain, a private employer gains access to a large pool of high caliber candidates. Mature workers have the work ethic, enthusiasm, loyalty, and life experience to be valuable assets to any workplace environment. Often the only thing they don't have is the opportunity.