title: Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley
text: # Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley
  
  Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley is a nonprofit organization serving the Miami Valley of Ohio with offices in Dayton and Lima. It provides services and support for individuals with disabilities and other disadvantages in achieving independence for a better quality of life. It was reported in 2010 that the organization had become "one of Dayton’s 25 fastest growing companies."
  
  ## History
  
  In 1934, it was started as Goodwill Industries of the Miami Valley. It focused on assisting people to live independently through job training and job placement services.
  
  In 1999, it started working with the Easter Seals of West Central Ohio. In 2006 they officially merged into one organization.
  
  ## Operations
  
  The organization operates in a 23 county region, with more than 1,200 employees.
  
  