Goodwill Store & Donation Center - Ribbon Cutting

Goodwill Store & Donation Center

13665 Illinois Route 59

Plainfield, IL 60544

(815) 254-2661

www.amazinggoodwill.com

Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago, part of the largest of more than 165 Goodwill organizations in North America, has been providing services since 1919. More than 5,700 Goodwill employees work in 85 locations throughout our 23-county territory in metropolitan Chicago and southeastern Wisconsin. The organization’s mission is to provide training, employment and supportive services for people with disabilities or disadvantages who seek greater independence.

One of the first things people recognize about Goodwill is its store and donation centers – and rightly so, for they are a key component of our history and daily operations. Goodwill’s retail operation collects and sells donated clothing and household goods. We also recycle computers, televisions, cell phones and other electronics. Revenue from the sale of donated items helps fund job training and other Goodwill mission programs and services. Visit AmazingGoodwill.com for more retail-specific information.

Goodwill’s Mission Services

At Naval Station Great Lakes Goodwill provides food service, laundry, administrative and logistic services for Sailors and Recruits. Goodwill Great Lakes employs nearly 700 workers with disabilities at Great Lakes. And, these individuals prepare and serve 8.5 million meals, issue 2.7 million uniform items and process over 2.4 million pieces of mail for the U.S. Navy.

Goodwill Workforce Connection Centers (located in Englewood, the West Loop, North Riverside, Joliet and Lombard) offer free job search assistance and resources in a professional environment for people looking for work. Services include workshops, access to technology and onsite interviewing. Computers, printers, internet access and telephones are available and full-time Goodwill staff is on hand to provide assistance and guidance throughout the skills assessment and job search process.

Goodwill’s Job Seeker Services include assessment, pre-employment skills training, customer service/retail training, custodial services, mentoring, job placement and job coaching. Goodwill also helps individuals resolve issues they may face while trying to obtain employment: child care, transportation, ex-offender bias, disability accommodations and substance abuse challenges.

Goodwill partners with Walgreens and CVS Pharmacy to provide customized, hands-on training and internships to help job seekers secure positions with these companies. Goodwill also provides a Custodial Training Program that combines classroom and on-site training to prepare people for jobs in housekeeping, floor care management and custodial positions in a wide variety of industries.

Goodwill TalentBridge is a recruiting and staffing service where we offer employers a wide range of solutions and services, including contract employment, contract to hire, direct placement and recruitment process outsourcing.

There are many facets to Goodwill. If you would like more information please contact Cheryl Lightholder, Manager of Communications at clightholder@goodwillsew.com.