The power of work and sustainable fashion.
The power of work and sustainable fashion.

KEEP THE GOOD GOING

Goodwill Industries empowers individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment to gain independence through the power of work.

YOU MAKE OUR DOUBLE IMPACT POSSIBLE

4,139

People with disabilities were supported to reach their goals through training, employment, and retention services.

9,129

People received job training and placement, on-the-job coaching, and/or retention services.

966,976

Individuals donated goods and clothing to Goodwill NYNJ last year.

38,679,040

Pounds of pre-loved clothing and household goods were repurposed and reused, through our stores and donation centers.

*2022 Annual Impact Statistics

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 NYNJ President & CEO Katy Gaul-Stigge and team with Somerset County Administrator Colleen Mahr; Hillsborough Township: Mayor Shawn Lipani, Deputy Mayor John Ciccarelli, Administrator Anthony Ferrera, Police Officer Carly Dwyer, and Economic & Business Development Director Zuzana Karas; EBDC: Vice-Chairman Jeremy Lees and members Tito Sharma, Abed Medawar, Antoinette Natale, and Mrinalini Ayachit
News

Goodwill NYNJ launches a convenient donation and small store in Northern NJ

Hillsborough, NJ – September 19, 2023 – Goodwill Industries® of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. (Goodwill NYNJ) held today a grand opening with a ribbon cutting  ceremony with local dignitaries to celebrate the official opening of its Donation Center and small store in Northern New Jersey. Goodwill

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Maria Pizarro Flores – Peer Advocacy Leadership Program

Maria Pizarro Flores, a Bronx widow in her sixties diagnosed with major depressive, panic, and anxiety disorders, had worked as a nurse in her native Puerto Rico. She had lived in NYC for the past 38 years. Since becoming unemployed, she had lived with friends and her adult children for

Impact Stories

Asantewa Rogers – Youth Pathways: Workforce Development

Asantewa Rogers was unemployed and homeless when she came to Goodwill NYNJ in 2022. Asantewa, a Brooklyn resident in her twenties, came to Goodwill seeking help in career planning. She had depleted her bank account so she needed guidance and support to get a job immediately. The Goodwill team assessed