The vision of the GoodHealth Program is to build the capacity of each participant to manage their life healthfully as an individual, community member, peer, and family member in a way that empowers them to become their own advocates so that they can develop resistance, strategies to peer pressure, self-advocacy techniques, nutritional knowledge, and work experience.
The GoodHealth program embraces the values and ethics provided by Goodwill in order to enhance and enrich our priority population of moderate to severe special education students by providing equal access to health education, work opportunities, and mobility training through meaningful classroom health education lessons, on-site volunteer experience, and monthly field trip activities.
(Picture: 2018-2019 interns volunteering at Special Olympics practice – left to right: Momoko U., Alana M., Bridget K., Evelyn D.)
Interactive work with students
Providing space for practical skills
Combining fun and learning
“This internship is what you make out of it. There is a great opportunity for growth but you have to be willing and open. The impact you make may feel small sometimes with this population but it is significant. I became a more refined individual with a purpose thanks to GoodHealth”
“My time at GoodHealth has been a huge learning experience for me. I gained knowledge and skills that will help with everything else I do in life and I made great relationships along the way.”
“I loved GoodHealth and it was such a rewarding, eye opening experience for me. I truly believe it helped me learn so many skills that I will use in my future profession. I really did not know what I was going to get out of this experience but I am now so pleased to have worked with such a great population.”
“It was a great experience that was eye-opening and taught me many ways to present and keep the class interested and participating in the lesson. It taught me a lot more patience and that one must put in the time and effort if they want to succeed in this internship.”