Every choice creates a ripple of change.

When you donate or shop at Goodwill, you spark a chain reaction of empowerment: fueling jobs, housing, and brighter futures.
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GoodWorks Pathways—Fueling Opportunity

Job readiness starts here

Your support funds GoodWorks Pathways, a workforce development initiative helping people overcome barriers to employment. Through job coaching, training, and placement, we help individuals gain the skills they need for the jobs they want – connecting hundreds of people each year with new work opportunities.

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individuals trusted us to help eliminate barriers and empower them for what’s next in 2025.

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job placements in 2025

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GoodSupport Housing—Stability Begins at Home

Opening doors to stability

GoodSupport Housing provides shelter, rental assistance, and a path to long-term housing for people impacted by housing instability and homelessness. Thanks to your support, we’re able to uplift veterans and families in crisis, helping them rebuild with dignity and support. In 2025, all financial assistance was provided through federal grants, VA and HUD. In 2026, eviction prevention services will be funded by Goodwill.

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keys handed over to stable housing in 2025

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GoodLife Services—Empowering Every Ability

Every person deserves to thrive

GoodLife Services empowers individuals with developmental disabilities to reach their personal, career, and community goals. Through GoodLife CARE (Community, Advocacy, Recreation, and Education), participants build the workforce, community, and independent living skills they need to lead the life they want.

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people engaged in our programs for the first time in 2025, taking a step toward new opportunities and brighter futures.

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From business to home, the impact keeps growing.

Your donations and purchases help us continue to grow – and expand our service offerings to even more people in our community.

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Access essential medical equipment across Greater Cincinnati

Partner with our manufacturing services team

We help businesses meet their goals and skilled workers build pathways.

GoodStories from our community

Behind every service rendered at Goodwill, there is a story. Read about individuals in our community whose lives have been changed by services you help support.

Derrick: Veteran housing changed everything

Learn how Derrick’s life changed when he moved into the Goodwill Veteran Dorm. 
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Participants get empowered through our Summer Youth Program

Young people learn valuable skills they need to enter the workforce for the first time. 
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Matt: The power of connection and community

For Matt, working at Goodwill is about more than a job – it’s a place of true community. 

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Ready to make an impact?

Whether you give, shop, or donate, every action widens the ripple effect of opportunity and empowerment across Greater Cincinnati.

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