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Committee hears testimony for grant program to aid nonprofits that sell donated goods
Summary
Witnesses from Goodwill organizations told the House Ways and Means Committee that House Bill 100 would create Department of Development grants for nonprofits that sell donated goods to expand job training and placement programs for people with barriers to employment.
House Bill 100, which would authorize a Department of Development grant program for nonprofit retailers that sell donated goods, received proponent testimony Friday before the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee.
Ann Richards, president and CEO of Goodwill of Greater Cleveland in East Central Ohio, described the proposal and said it would let nonprofit thrift retailers apply "for a grant to create or expand job training and job placement programs for individuals with barriers to employment." Richards said Ohio Goodwills placed about 4,500 people into competitive employment in 2024 and that the organizations assisted roughly…
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