Portland-CARF announced that Goodwill Industries of Northern New England has been accredited for a period of three years. The latest accreditation is the eleventh consecutive Three-Year Accreditation outcome that the international accrediting commission has awarded to Goodwill Industries of Northern New England.

This is the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows Goodwill’s substantial conformance to the standards established by CARF. According to the CARF Survey Report, “…the leadership and staff members of Goodwill Industries are dedicated, committed, and enthusiastic, in providing care and assistance to the persons served.”

Goodwill was recognized by CARF for many of its strengths. They cited 28 in this year’s report, 2 of which were exemplary. An organization receiving a Three-Year Accreditation outcome has put itself through rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable, and accountable.

This recent survey recognizes the following services at Goodwill Industries: Community Services: Community Integration Employment Services: Community Employment Services: Job Development Employment Services: Community Employment Services: Job Supports Employment Services: Community Employment Services: Job-Site Training Brain Injury Home- and Community- Based Rehabilitation Programs: (Adults) Brain Injury Home- and Community- Based Rehabilitation Programs: (Children and Adolescents) Brain Injury Long-Term Residential Services (Adults) Brain Injury Outpatient Rehabilitation Programs (Adults) Brain Injury Outpatient Rehabilitation Programs (Children and Adolescents)

Goodwill Industries of Northern New England is a nonprofit organization with a corporate office at 353 Cumberland Avenue, Portland. Its mission is to help people with disabilities live more independently.

CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of service through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.

For more information or to view the entire CARF survey for Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, please visit www.goodwillnne.org.