What is Goldie's Place

Goldies Place is a non-profit support center in Chicago. Our purpose is to assist homeless individuals, who are motivated to change their lives, to become employable, and ultimately employed. This is achieved through our Employment Assistance and Supportive Services Programs, through which we serve over 1,000 people every year. Our Employment Assistance Program provides direct employment services in job readiness training, job search techniques, presentation skills, resume preparation, job leads and placement. Our Supportive Services Program addresses issues of self confidence relating to job readiness, appearance and health. Through our Back-to-Work Clothes closet, we provide clothing and wardrobe consultation for interviews and job appropriate attire. With a team of volunteer dentists, we also provide no-cost dental care in our on-site dental clinic. In addition to our volunteer dentist program, we created a groundbreaking partnership with the UIC College of Dentistry, launching the first ever entirely student-run dental clinic in the nation, which operates out of Goldie's Place once each week to offer additional opportunities for people who are homeless to receive free dental care. These programs are designed to enhance the opportunity for homeless adults to secure and maintain employment, leading to self-sufficiency and financial independence.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Goldie's Place
• homeless
• Roberta Friend
• Dr. Bjork
• homelessness
• Chicago
• employability
• UIC College of Dentistry
• dental clinic
• clothes closet
• back to work
• non-profit
• philanthropy
• charity
• not-for-profit
• job placement
• job readiness training
• employability workshops
• free dental care

[fivequotes]

I am sure my visitors will find that very useful.

[garver9]

Amazing video, we all need to get the word out about this wonderful charity! Like they say in the video Goldies is a "Hand Up" not a Hand Out. We all need to be supportive of these types of organizations.

[ezywonder]

I was extremely moved by this wonderful video. I am very proud of the people who work at Goldie's Place. Wow.