David's Success Story

David was homeless and unemployed for years. Drug and alcohol addiction led to his eventual arrest, but after a short stay in jail, David decided it was time for a change. After months of recovery meetings, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation referred David to Goodwill to begin training for employment. Today, David is employed as a materials handler and has purchased and begun renovating a home. “Goodwill showed me how to have a better life. They don’t hand anything to you. They give you the opportunity to choose a better life for yourself.”

LEED CERTIFICATION

Whitaker Regional Operations Center is designed to the US Green Building Council's stringent LEED standards by local architects at Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification is the national benchmark for high performance green buildings. The certification process takes approximately one year to complete.

Goodwill has been in the recycling business for over 100 years. Constructing a "green" building was a natural extension of our mission. Throughout the planning and designing of the ROC, our goals were to reduce our pull on local resources through reduced energy and water consumption, to improve our facility for the worker and customer and to reduce our affect on the environment.

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