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Central and North Central Impact
Goodwill NCW. Transforming lives in our local communities.
When you donate and shop at Goodwill NCW, you support local individuals in Central and North Central Wisconsin, as they build job skills to sustain employment and improve their financial stability.
Not only are you making a local impact by helping individuals overcome employment barriers, but when you shop at Goodwill NCW, you also get to experience the thrill of the hunt! Discover that one-of-a-kind treasure, snag amazing deals that save you money, and do your part for the environment by keeping gently used items out of Wisconsin landfills.
You impact individuals in Central and North Central Wisconsin.
Every purchase provides career pathways.
Goodwill NCW reinvests an average of 90 cents of every dollar in-store sales back into our mission to provide a life-changing impact to individuals with barriers to employment.
Every donation builds job skills.
The average donation creates about three hours of job training through Goodwill NCW Employment Services empowering individuals to reach their fullest potential.
Every local community partnership creates opportunities.
Goodwill NCW partners with more than 120 nonprofits across north central Wisconsin to transform lives through the power of work.
Meet Angel from the Plover Goodwill
After serving multiple prison terms due to an opioid addition, Angel entered a treatment program to turn her life around.
Thanks to a second chance and a steady income at Goodwill NCW, Angel is now able to afford an apartment, transportation and rebuild her life.
“At Goodwill, your background doesn’t mean as much as your potential,” Angel said.
When asked what Goodwill means to him, Norm simply replied, “Everything.”
Meet Erin. Creating an impact in the Central Region.
“Goodwill starts with me because of the impact I make in people’s lives as they take on responsibilities and grow into roles they didn’t think they could achieve.”
Erin Dey, Regional Team Leader for Central Region Goodwill NCW Stevens Point and Plover locations.
Job Training
Program participants through Goodwill NCW mission programs received more than 8,000 hours of on-the-job training in local North Central Wisconsin Goodwill NCW stores and within our community in 2023.
Meet Bobbi Jo from the Rib Mountain Goodwill.
Bobbi Jo built job skills at the Goodwill Rib Mountain store through Goodwill NCW’s partnership with Project LIFE.
After completing the program, Bobby Jo was hired as a Customer Experience Specialist. To Bobbi Jo, working at Goodwill NCW means “having a fresh start in life”. Her experience has helped her to become more independent and her financial skills.
See Bobbi Jo’s Story >
