Goodwill Industries empowers individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment to gain independence through the power of work.
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29,841
Residents of NYNJ received job training, coaching and employment, including nearly 9,000 individuals with disabilities.
2,351
Got a New York or New Jersey based job outside of our stores, including 843 individuals with disabilities.
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Goodwill NYNJ placed a person into employment every hour of every business day.
38 Million
Pounds of pre-used clothing and goods kept out of New York and New Jersey landfills to be recycled, refashioned, re-loved.
727
Temp workers are sent to work each day by Goodwill NYNJ through GoodTemps, our staffing agency dedicated to supporting people with disabilities on their journey to employment.
995,000
Number of donations given by neighbors like you.
Reporting based on 2018
Uplifting The NYNJ Community
Goodwill NYNJ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We exist to uplift the local communities of New York and Northern New Jersey by using funds generated in our retail stores and donation centers to support employment opportunities for people with disabilities or other obstacles to employment
News & Events
Goodwill Implements New Strategic Plan: Vision 2020
Google employees volunteer at PROS Rebound
Google employees volunteer at Goodwill NYNJ program for individuals with mental illness
15 Google employees provided a tech literacy and resume building workshop to 15 PROS Rebound program participants at the Goodwill NYNJ headquarters in Astoria, Queens on Tuesday, June 18.
Goodwill NYNJ & Deloitte team up to create a world with no barriers to employment
Twenty-two employees from Deloitte spent their annual #ImpactThatMatters Day volunteering at Goodwill NYNJ with 50 participants from our Youth Pathways and Limited English Proficiency programs on Friday, June 7. Our Workforce Development programs prepare individuals for a successful entry into sector-based career pathways and sustainable employment.
Goodwill NYNJ President & CEO Katy Gaul-Stigge welcomed and thanked the volunteers for “contributing to a new vision for a world with no barriers to employment.”