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
4,574
Individuals with disabilities received on the job and retention services.
10,000
People received job training and placement, on-the-job coaching, and retention services.
59,000
Metric tons of CO2 saved from release in the atmosphere.
40 MILLION
Goods were donated & repurposed.
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
Akia Spivey, Goodwill’s Pharmacy Tech Training program
When Akia Spivey graduated from high school in June 2021, she made a decision. She would get a job and break the cycle of poverty and unemployment that had plagued her family. She felt that she had no role models. Akia, a 20-year-old single Black Brooklyn resident who grew up
Goodwill recognizes 4 workers with disabilities and their employers during NDEAM
From L-R: Hyacinth Rose, Yasser Abbady, Frank Anzelmo, from the NYC Department of Sanitation, Goodwill NYNJ President/CEO Katy Gaul-Stigge, and Yvonne O’Connor, GoodTemps. On Thursday, October 20, 2022, Goodwill Industries of Greater NY and Northern NJ, Inc. marked October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). We hosted three events to
Goodwill NYNJ Bridge To Tech expands services to break barriers for entry into tech careers
Goodwill Industries® of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. (Goodwill NYNJ) is expanding the services of its Bridge To Tech program launched two years ago to equip individuals enrolled in New York City’s Human Resources Administration city-wide Career Services programs with the necessary skills to qualify for and