Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Donated goods & retail: Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania operates more than 34 community thrift stores across its service territory and also operates a robust e-commerce platform with a national reach which provides employment to over 1,000 people including people with barriers to employment who are served through our mission services programs and other partnering providers in our region. The donated goods retail operation keeps millions of pounds of usable goods out of landfills annually, provides jobs for thousands of individuals, maintains a steady flow of affordable, high-quality items available for resale, and generates revenue that is measurably returned to the community through positive life-changing mission services.

Mission logistics: Goodwill swpa operates a transportation company that provides 100% of the transportation needs of the donated goods & retail system and third-party logistics in our local, regional, and national markets. Revenues generated by mission logistics support the overall mission of Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania and provides opportunities to individuals with employment barriers through jobs and job training in the transportation industry.

Mission services: Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania provides a broad array of employment-related education and workforce evelopment services for over 15,000 people annually who experience barriers to employment, including individuals with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities, displaced workers, participants in welfare-to-work programs, people who are homeless, have limited work experience or education, job skills or training, youth and older workers, and people with criminal backgrounds. Goodwill swpa's employment services programs are accredited by carf, an independent, non-profit accrediting body whose official certification is a mark of distinction among agencies that provide such services.