Goodwill Industries of Southern Oregon

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Donate. Shop. Recycle. Change Lives! 100% of the revenue from our thrift stores goes to funding job training and support services in the communities we serve. Our Mission is to help individuals who have barriers to work to learn valuable work skills, as well as provide a work force of highly qualified individuals to local businesses. Our business is changing lives.

General Info

Goodwill Industries of Southern Oregon's Mission is to help individuals and families build social and employment skills to achieve personal and economic independence. Established in 1967 Reverend Edgar James Helms, a Methodist minister, started Goodwill Industries International in 1902. From his church in Boston's South End, he saw a need to help the people who lived in this forsaken part of town. Receiving donations of clothing from the wealthier residents of Beacon Hill, he began employing impoverished individuals to repair and refurbish the used items to sell. Initially he wanted to give the employees the clothing for free in return for their labor. These workers realized that they didn't want a "hand out" but would rather receive wages for their work. So, from then on, he sold the clothing at a modest price and used that income to pay wages to the workers. Goodwill's emphasis from the beginning was on creating opportunity not charity. The system worked, and the Goodwill philosophy of "a hand up, not a hand out" was born. In 1967, a group of parents in Grants Pass established the first Goodwill in Southern Oregon. The headquarters moved to Medford in 1979.

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Goodwill Ashland store: (541) 482-1363

Goodwill Phoenix store; 3503 S. Pacific Hwy: (541) 535-6668

Goodwill Central Point store: (541) 665-0025

Goodwill Medford As Is Store, 605 S. Fir St.: (541) 772-3300

Goodwill Southgate (Medford): (541) 772-4753

Goodwill Sequel discount boutique, 515 N. Fir St., Medford: (541) 779-3230

Goodwill White City store; 8080 Hwy 62: (541) 826-4900

Brands

You name it - all goods are donated by community. Treasure hunting is encouraged at any of our 11 stores in Southern Oregon.

Payment method

check, debit, master card, visa

Location

Our store locations: Ashland: 639 Tolman Creek Rd., (541) 482-1363 As-Is Medford: 605 N. Fir St.. (541) 772-3300 Ext 250 Central Point: 507 South Front St., (541) 665-0025 Grants Pass: 1101 N.

Amenities

When you donate gently used household items to one of Goodwill of Southern Oregon's 11 stores or 4 attended donation centers, you contribute more than you may think. Goodwill stores feature quality merchandise at value prices on a wide selection of clothing, household goods, toys, kitchenware, collectables and accessories. We are also a partner of DEQ to recycle computers and TVs. For more details, visit sogoodwill.org or call 541 772-3300.

Accreditation

Chamber of Jackson County

Associations

Goodwill Industries of Southern Oregon programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). CARF is an independent, not-for-profit agency promoting quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative process that centers on enhancing the lives of the people receiving services. For more information on CARF, visit www.carf.org. CARF accreditation ensures that: Our programs and services actively involve clients in selecting, planning and using services Our programs and services have met client-focused, state-of-the-art national standards of performance Our organization is focused on assisting each client in achieving his or her chosen goals and outcomes.

Categories

Employment Training, Recycling Centers, Social Service Organizations, Thrift Shops, Used Furniture

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Phone: (541) 772-3300

Address: 11 W Jackson St, Medford, OR 97501