For over 66 years, heart of texas goodwill industries has been committed to changing lives through the power of work. Since 1955, heart of texas goodwill has grown into the leading NON-profit provider of employment readiness services and job training programs that help people with disabilities and disadvantaging conditions reach their full potential. Heart of texas goodwill covers a service territory of 20 counties and operates twelve retail stores, two outlet centers, and an online auction marketplace, shopgoodwill.COM. The retail business not only creates more than 370 jobs for people with barriers to employment but it also generates the revenue that funds the employment services and skills training programs offered to thousands of central texans each year through goodwill's mission services department.