Miami | Ft. Lauderdale | Keys - Training and jobs for people with disabilities & other barriers to work. Use #ThriftyHolidays to Be Featured! Starting in 1959, Goodwill Industries of South Florida has become the most significant support system for people with disabilities and other barriers to work. There are 4.5 million people, in Broward and Miami Dade counties, 3.5 million of whom are working age. 12.6% of this population has a developmental, physical disability or mental disorder. That is an extraordinary, 430,000 people, 82% of whom are not working, compared to only 37% of the non-disabled population. 25% of this disabled population, lives below the poverty line, another startling difference, from the non-disabled population. Because of this great disparity, Goodwill's mission is training, employment and job placement for people with disabilities and other barriers, helping individuals increase productivity and achieve greater independence. We execute on that mission.