The Long Island Works Coalition has entered into an agreement in principle with Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc., which will allow Long Island Works to continue to operate while a long-term relationship between the two organizations is negotiated.

The relationship grew out of the complimentary strengths of the two non-profit groups. Long Island Works Coalition was created in 1999 to better connect Long Island's younger and emerging workforce to employment opportunities in the area. Goodwill Industries, which was founded more than a century ago, provides vocational, training and job placement services, as well as in school and after-school programs.

In 2008, Goodwill served more than 130,000 people in New York, Long Island, Northern New Jersey and upstate New York. LI Works was created by the Long Island Association in 1999.