Goodwill Industries of Akron

Goodwill is changing people’s lives. To learn more about the workforce development services, industrial contracts and retail operations at Goodwill, take a tour of our state-of-the-art facility. To schedule a tour, call (330) 724-6995 or e-mail us at tours@goodwillakron.org.

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Are you or someone you know facing an Emergency and need clothing or housewares?
Learn more about Goodwill's
Elizabeth Clark Emergency Fund

Serves Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland, and Richland counties.
Assisted 6,291 individuals in 2007 with training and job placement services.
Provides job training services to people with disabilities through referrals from local school systems, the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR), Board of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD), the Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC), and many other agencies and community partners.
Provides free job assistance to the general public through the Employment Resource Center by offering a job search center, career workshops and one-on-one assistance with job placement.*
Is a partner at The Job Center, Summit County’s One Stop, and is a partner in the Medina County One Stop on Pearl Road in Medina, working side-by-side with other agencies to provide easier access for participants.
Operates 10 retail stores, an outlet store, an auto outlet, and six stand-alone attended donation centers.
Offers outsourcing to local companies in the areas of assembly, packaging, and customized projects and sews all of the safety vests for the Ohio Department of Transportation.

*Funded in Summit County by the County of Summit Department of Job and Family Services through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), and in Medina County by the Medina County Commissioners.