Did you know?

Pandemic-related challenges continued in 2021. Even so, our team rallied to:

  • Provide services to 7,383 people with barriers
  • Make 431 community job placements
  • Provide 38,948 hours of job training
  • Divert 9,752,889 pounds of donated goods from landfills
  • Distribute $42,792 in shopping vouchers to people in need
  • Open our first Outlet Store location

 

Want to know more? Visit People Services and Business Solutions.

Group of people served by Goodwill

I had no idea!

We hear that a lot.

"I had no idea you help people with disabilities."

"I had no idea you help homeless veterans."

"I had no idea you just launched a soybean oil packaging plant."

The list goes on, but you get the idea. There is a lot people don't know about Goodwill. Learn more by watching this short documentary ►

Kristin is naturally shy and her struggles with social anxiety prevented her from finding work.

Thanks to assistance from Goodwill’s Retail Certification Training program, Kristin not only found the confidence needed to land a job at the Rock Island County Council on Addictions , but she also became comfortable interacting with the public, often initiating conversations.

Her former Goodwill co-workers share that she always has a smile on her face and made positive contributions to their team. When assigned tasks, she could be counted on to complete them in a timely manner.

Her ability to not only overcome her own barriers, but help others do the same is one of many reasons Kristin Duerr was awarded the Trainee Achiever of the Year Award.

Crew at work with Goodwill's Light Manufacturing Program

Business Services

You want your business to succeed. We’re here to help. We offer a range of business services to help you keep costs down and hire qualified workers.

Services include:

  • Employment services — we deliver skilled, motivated employees ready to work

  • Computer recycling — free, zero-landfill recycling and refurbishing for resale