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
Thomas makes a difference in the lives of the elderly through his current job, but when he first reached out to Goodwill of Central Iowa, he was looking for a position to simply get him off the couch and be productive. He had minimal work experience and didn’t know what to do or where to […]