OPPORTUNITY ACCELERATOR
These are the 3 phases of the Opportunity Accelerator. (must correctly name all 3)
What are Assess, Equip, & Launch?
The name of this category. Also a funded resource that helps remove a barrier employment.
What is a Supportive Service?
To reduce the impact of poverty on our community by helping Southern Nevadans obtain local employment and upward mobility.
What is the Mission of Goodwill of Southern Nevada?
These are our Training Academy programs. +100 points for each correct response.
What are:
(1) Stagehand
(2) Medical Assistant (MA)
(3) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
(4) Customer Service
This is the number of individuals who received services through Goodwill of Southern Nevada's Mission Services Programs in 2025.
What is 12,100?
These are the Team Members at Goodwill of Southern Nevada who can utilize the Opportunity Accelerator framework.
Who is everyone?
(all Team Members are eligible to work a Career Coach and receive career development services)
Examples of these are lack of transportation, lack of work cards, homelessness, lack of education, lack of digital skills, lack of work clothing, lack of certification, etc.
What are barriers to employment?
A thriving Southern Nevada community where every person who wants to work is employed and able to reach their full potential.
What is the Vision of Goodwill of Southern Nevada?
These offices are available to individuals on a walk-in basis and are located in the Boulevard Mall & Rainbow (@Alta) retail stores.
What are Career Centers?
This is the number of individuals who were placed into verifiable employment because of the efforts of everyone at Goodwill of Southern Nevada.
What is 3,460?
This is the entity that created the framework for the Opportunity Accelerator.
What is Goodwill Industries International? (or GII)
These items assist participants with removing transportaitin barriers and clothing barriers that may prevent them from getting and/or keeping a job.
What are bus passes and gas cards & clothing vouchers.
Goodwill of Southern Nevada earned the "Gold Best Special Needs Programs" & "Gold Best Workforce Development Services" from this prestigious award.
What is the Las Vegas Review Journal's Best of Las Vegas Awards?
This program contributed over 3,400 hours & over $400,000 in estimated labor value in 2025? Individuals in this program are often referred by courts, schools, and other agencies to perform required work hours.
What is the Volunteer Services Program?
This is the total number of days that Goodwill of Southern Nevada contributed to assisting individuals with disabilities in 2025. (most individuals are in programs for several days/weeks)
What is 16,881?
These are the follow-up (retention) milestone points for individuals placed into employment.
+100 points for each correct answer (up to 400 total points)
-100 points for each incorrect answer
What are:
(1) 2 Weeks
(2) 1 Month
(3) 90 Days
(4) 6 Months
(5) 1 Year
This is the percentage of individuals served who receive training funding each year. (closest number wins)
What is 4.8%?
These are the career workshops provided by Goodwill of Southern Nevada's Mission Services department that are available to the public.
+100 points for each correct response (up to a total of +400 points)
-100 point for each incorrect response
What are:
(1) Finding & Keeping a Job
(2) Navigating Online Job Boards
(3) The Power of Networking
(4) Making Your References Count
(5) Job Applications That Stand Out
(6) Career Samples - Resumes & Job Letters
(7) Job Letter Preparation & Lab
(8) Resumes: Rough Drafts - Job Letters & Resumes | Resume Preparation & Lab | Resume Review & Coaching
(9) Attire for Hire
(10) Interviews: First Impressions | Interview Practice & Coaching | Interview Preparation | Mock Interviews
(11) My Skills Inventory
(12) Computer Basics
(13) Digital Skills Lab
(14) Get LinkedIn
These programs work with community partners to provide opportunities for people with different abilities to experience the dignity of work, a sense of purpose, and a fully inclusive culture.
What are the Disability Programs?
Since our Veteran Services Program launched in 2013, Goodwill of Southern Nevada has assisted this many Veterans and military service spouses. (number as of 12/31/2025)
What is 10,371?
This is the number that Goodwill of Southern Nevada ranked in placements, compared to all 150+ Goodwills in the network. (closest number wins)
What is 8th?
(1) Atlanta, GA [24,453]
(2) Greenville, SC [6,399]
(3) Columbus, GA [6,090]
(4) Louisville, KY [4,464]
(5) Charleston, SC [4,215]
(6) Jacksonville, FL [3,904]
(7) Milwaukee, WI [3,474]
(8) Las Vegas, NV [3,460]
This is what is needed to receive supportive services from the Mission Services team.
What is to be enrolled in a Mission Services Program? (or letter of intent to hire, right-to-work documents, barrier to employment)
Mission Services Team Members are primarily stationed at these locations.
+100 points per correct response (up to +500 total points)
-100 points per incorrect response
What are:
(1) Pilot
(2) Boulevard Mall
(3) Rainbow @ Alta
(4) Eastern
(5) Mardon
(6) Junior Achievement
Goodwill of Southern Nevada partnered with this organization to open our newest Career Center; focusing on delivering services to youth and young adults between the ages of 16-25.
What is Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada? (or Junior Achievement, JA, JASN)
This is the total economic impact created by Goodwill of Southern Nevada's Mission Service team in 2025.
What is $72M?