Monthly Archives: July 2009

Seattle Goodwill has long been considered to be one of the most progressive and forward looking of all the Goodwill charities. In a new move it has been using Facebook to reach out to the community in new ways. Since 2008 they’ve been logging on to facebook to keep their supporters aprised of their events Continue Reading

Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay has been helping people in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa and Salano in California since it’s establishment in 1919. In February of 2009, they celebrated their 80th anniversary. To mark this anniversary, president and CEO John B. Latchford said this; “Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay Continue Reading

Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan was founded in 1972 under the name of Asgard Enterprises. In 1986, Asgard joined with Goodwill Industries International to form the Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan we know today. That’s when things really took off. Adapting the model used by other Goodwill Industries, Goodwill Industries of North Michigan relies heavily Continue Reading

While Detroit, Michigan is known to some as Motor City, home to the American automotive industry, there are other major players helping to place Detroit on the map. Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit was founded in 1921, only a few years after Goodwill Industries made it’s initial debut in Boston. In Detroit, Goodwill Industries wasted Continue Reading

The Helping Hand of Goodwill Industries, serving Eastern Kansas and Western Missouri, started out as two administrations, Goodwill Industries and the Helping Hand Institute. In 1978, they joined forces and haven’t looked back since then. Their name was officially changed to The Helping Hand of Goodwill Industries in 1986. Since that time, this Goodwill Industries Continue Reading

Goodwill Industries of Florida, which began in central St. Petersburg, was brought to West Central Florida in October 1954. From humble beginnings helping people with disabilities get jobs, Goodwill Industries of Suncoast has grown beyond all expectations and now helps thousands of people in Florida each year. To fund their causes, Goodwill Suncoast runs fourteen Continue Reading

The Goodwill Industries of Kentucky was established in 1923 by Reverend John L. Fort. Back then it was run entirely out of the basement of the Reverend’s Methodist Church. Since then, they’ve gone through many changes and have helped a lot of people in various ways throughout the years. Back when Goodwill Industries first began Continue Reading