Goodwill’s commitment to sustainability and job creation makes for a happier planet
Every year, people clean out their closets and homes to start fresh for the spring season. This Earth Day, Goodwill North Central Texas is encouraging people to live more sustainable lifestyles and help people in their local communities find jobs. In addition, people can shop at Goodwill North Central Texas stores and save while collectively diverting more than 47,826,998 pounds of items from landfills impacting environmental sustainability. By shopping at and donating to Goodwill, you can help people find employment, and build their work skills.
Goodwill’s donation-resale model extends the life of clothing and other goods, and earns revenue for Goodwill job training programs, employment placement services and other important social services, such as credentials, GED classes, financial education and more. Donating to Goodwill is a simple way to begin living more sustainably. Last year, college students at more than 55 colleges and universities participated in Goodwill Campus Move-Out donation programs. Students donated what they no longer needed to Goodwill before moving out of their dorms or apartments for the summer. In the process of giving these items a new life and collecting more than 1.1 million pounds of donations, the Goodwill Campus Move-Out programs collectively helped fund more than 26,000 hours of critical job training and placement services for the people in the various communities where the programs took place.
Every donation at Goodwill North Central Texas provides on-site and virtual training, access to computers for job search assistance, employment placement job training and other community-based services such as career counseling, English-language training, financial education, industry-recognized credentials, and résumé preparation for anyone facing challenges to finding employment. Last year, more than 10,000 people connected with jobs or earned employment using Goodwill North Central Texas’s career services programs.
