Clothing and Goods

Donations of clothing or household items are sold through the Goodwill Store, providing tremendous value to the community and helping Goodwill fulfill its mission of helping people with barriers to self-sufficiency achieve independence and dignity through work. Each year, Goodwill collects more than 20 million pounds of donations at its 32 donation centers, seven retail stores and at ZOOTS dry cleaners in eastern and central Massachusetts.

In addition:

• Donations generate money through the Goodwill Stores in support of Goodwill's many job training, youth, and community programs, serving thousands of people in eastern and central Massachusetts.
  
• Tax-deductible donations of clothing and household goods are handled, sorted, packaged, shipped and sold by hundreds of job trainees with disabilities and other barriers to self-sufficiency who earn a paycheck while being trained for other meaningful jobs.
  
• Donations provide the Goodwill Stores with low-cost, quality clothing and merchandise that allows people in the community to stretch their dollars.
  
• Donations of clothing, household goods, supplies, and books are distributed to dozens of community-based organizations, such as the Pine Street Inn, to help them achieve their missions.