Goodwill was founded in 1902 in Boston by Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist minister and early social innovator. Helms collected used household goods and clothing in wealthier areas of the city, then trained and hired those who were poor to mend and repair the used goods. The goods were then resold or were given to the people who repaired them. Goodwill Industries International is now one of the world’s largest nonprofit providers of education, training, and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities.
Goodwill operates as a network of 184 independent organizations in the US, Canada, and 14 other countries. In 2007, Goodwill earned more than $3.16 billion and used 84 percent of that revenue to provide employment and training services to more than 1,113,000 individuals. Donate, volunteer, and shop at a local Goodwill store.
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