Our mission is to improve the quality of life for all individuals by providing skills training and helping people find jobs.
By donating clothing, furniture, home goods and other items, or by contributing financially, you help Goodwill provide for the community.
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By shopping at one of our 17 central Iowa locations or online, you support Goodwill’s ability to operate (while finding great stuff for yourself and others!).
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Our program participants are our reason for being. We take pride in finding the best program to help them move toward independence and success.
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By being a part of Goodwill of Central Iowa’s story, you’ve helped make a difference in our state for thousands of your neighbors.
Learn about our successIn the last 10 years, we’ve served 42,000 central Iowans with barriers to employment.
We have helped more than 5,500 find employment since 2008.
In 2018 alone, we kept 20.7 million pounds out of local landfills
Laura Albright came to Goodwill of Central Iowa on her fourth day of unemployment, after having a conversation with Iowa Workforce Development about wanting a career change. Having been employed in the same line of work for over 25 years, Laura was lost and overwhelmed at the idea of searching for a job. After Iowa […]