The Streets and Stormwater Division and the Solid Waste Division of Public Works are requesting approval of a pilot contract with GoodSource Staffing Services, a program of Goodwill Industries of Central Florida, to provide temporary labor services.    

Goodwill Industries of Central Florida’s GoodSource Staffing Services is uniquely established as a rapid re-employment program whose staffing placements consists of approximately 68% homeless. Goodwill Industries is a long-standing member of the Central Florida Continuum of Care, having provided employment services to homeless individuals for more than 17 years. Their programs work within the existing Continuum of Care system in Central Florida and builds upon existing linkages among providers of emergency, transitional and permanent supportive housing (including HUD VASH and Shelter Plus Care vouchers), supportive services, and services including to Veterans. Clients include several major employers including OR&L, Hyatt Grand Cypress Resort and Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office. 

The partnership will empower homeless and formerly homeless people who are currently in permanent supportive housing, to secure employment so that they may achieve maximum independence. GoodSource Staffing will connect those clients to vocational skills training and meaningful jobs. 

The contract term will be for six (6) months and the estimated expenditure is $138,252.00.

Authorize the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into an agreement with GoodSource Staffing Services, as noted above, in the estimated amount of $138,252.00, subject to review and approval by the City Attorney’s Office.