Goodwill Industries

[greenriverman1]

This disaster is going to be a test for Goodwill Industies.

The have stores located in every major city that are filled with needed household goods, clothes, some furniture, bed clothes and needed items. These items are already sorted and ready to go.

I am patiently wating to see if these donated items are distributed to those that are now in dire need.

I never understood Goodwill. To me it is a thrift store. I have never met anyone that received job tranning though Goodwill.

I am with you on this one. They do need to step up.

[parker]

Goodwill is always there, you probally dont use it for anything other than donations though. I work near one and alot of the poorer people use it alot. The parking lot is always full and I admit I have never been in there but I do drop alot of nice things there from time to time.

[SLP]

I don't believe Goodwill's business model is designed to be an emergency relief organization. They instead are set up to offer local employment opportunities while at the same time offering a wide variety of items at lower affordable prices to their community. Rather than paying retail, people can instead shop at Goodwill and often find things for a fraction of what they would regularly retail for.

While yes people donate items to Goodwill, have you ever heard of anyone donating cash like they often do to the Red Cross for example. Goodwill has to pay retail rents and a full time staff each month. If they gave away all their inventory they wouldn't be able to pay their bills and stay in operation.

I am not saying anyone should like or dislike their business model, only trying to point out they are not really set up to be or organized as a emergency relief organization.

[GeoFisher]

Goodwill is always there, you probally dont use it for anything other than donations though. I work near one and alot of the poorer people use it alot. The parking lot is always full and I admit I have never been in there but I do drop alot of nice things there from time to time.

Most of my clothes as a kid came from second hand stores, yard sales, and Goodwill......

Later,

Geo