Celebrating 100 Years of Impact
Explore a century of service, opportunity, and community impact across Northwest North Carolina.
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The good we do is
Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina
This is who we are.
Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina is a nonprofit organization that has served the local community since 1926. Through the sale of donated items in our stores, we fund employment and training programs that help people find hope, opportunity, and jobs. We are recognized nationally as one of the most efficient charities—channeling 87 percent of revenues to mission and sustainability. This efficiency enabled us to provide services to more than 26,000 people in the last year alone.
The good we do
It’s more than a mission.
We create opportunities for people to enhance their lives through training, workforce development services, and collaboration with other community organizations.
Oh, and of course we like to have fun.
Helping Communities Get Ahead
Ebony’s job at a nonprofit health clinic ended at the same time she enrolled in graduate school. She discovered an opportunity to participate in the “Getting Ahead” program that explores factors impacting poverty sponsored by The Partnership on Prosperity. Ebony brought a unique perspective to this class because she could look at the issues...
Serving with Passion
Laura came to Goodwill through Career Connections. She began working as a cashier and described her experience this way: “It makes a world of difference when you can personalize the customer’s experience and feel good about it, as opposed to, I’m just here because I need a job.”
Getting His Life Back
As he walks, he encounters a man who looks lost, so Freeman points the man in the right direction and waits until he reaches the room he was searching for. Freeman continues toward his destination, thinking he once found himself in this same hallway, feeling lost.
Persevering Towards a Healthier Future
Ashley dropped out of high school and became involved with drugs. When she found out she was pregnant, she decided to go back to school and enrolled in Goodwill’s Access Center Adult High School in partnership with Forsyth Technical Community College.
our footprint
Location. Location. Vocation.
Whether you’re looking for professional training to launch your career, donate goods, or treasure hunt at one of our stores, Goodwill of Northwest North Carolina has your community covered with 52 locations in 35 counties.
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OUR impact IN ONE YEAR
2K+
people who have been
placed in jobs
placed in jobs
1.5M
pounds of e-waste
recycled
recycled
1.6K+
team members at our stores,
career and donation centers
career and donation centers
52
locations in 35 counties
across Northwest NC
across Northwest NC
50M
pounds of unwanted
items recycled
items recycled
33K+
people who have benefited
from our services
from our services