Goodwill Awarded Three-Year CARF Accreditation

CARF International announced that Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc. (Goodwill) has been accredited for a period of three years for its Job Coaching and Job Development programs.  
 
This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the CARF standards. An organization receiving a three-year accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process. It has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit its commitment to offering programs and services that are measurable, accountable and of the highest quality.  
 
Goodwill is a nonprofit organization; its main office is located at 408 Ninth Street SW in Canton. Goodwill provides a wide range of pre-employment and life skills services in the 10 counties it serves. 
 
CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process and continuous improvement services that center on enhancing the lives of the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and now known as CARF International, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. For more information about the accreditation process, please visit the CARF website at carf.org.