“Goodwill is happy to open the doors to our newest retail store in Chardon,” said Goodwill president and CEO Anne Richards.  “We are excited to bring a new shopping and donating experience to this important community.”

Shoppers and donors at this new store will experience a contemporary retail atmosphere in one of the organization’s largest stores yet; more than 12,000 square feet of shopping space.

Funds generated from this store and Goodwill’s 23 other locations throughout greater Cleveland and east central Ohio support a comprehensive network of community outreach programs that include job placement and training programs, family strengthening programs, emergency vouchers and more.  Last year alone, more than 14,000 people were supported by local Goodwill programming, including participants from Geauga County.

Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc., (“Goodwill”) is a proven social enterprise that works closely with other nonprofit agencies as well as community businesses to prepare people for a variety of stable career options and in turn, a more productive and sustainable way of life. 

Revenue from its retail stores helps Goodwill provide people with the life changing, skill-building programs and services needed to remove common barriers to good jobs.  In 2018, Goodwill impacted the lives of 14,518 residents in the 10 counties it serves: Cuyahoga, Geauga, part of Lake, Stark, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Jefferson, and Harrison in Ohio, and Brooke and Hancock in West Virginia. 

Learn more at www.GoodwillGoodSkills.org.