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Help Celebrate Goodwill’s Mission

April 17th, 2008 | Posted by The East Bay Team

Every year, Goodwill Industries throughout the nation celebrates their mission with their local communities during our “Goodwill Week,” from May 5th through the 11th.  This year, Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay is planning some events in which you can participate.

On Saturday, May 10th, all of our retail stores will be hosting “Get to Know Goodwill” booths so that you can learn more about what we do More »

New Mission-Focused Store Design

November 21st, 2007 | Posted by The East Bay Team

Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay has a new store design to create a modern shopping experience for their customers and promote our mission in the community. The new design prominently features Goodwill’s community work of helping people in need to overcome their barriers to employment. Our new stores in North Oakland and Fairfield were the first to get the make-over.  Stop by and visit More »

Goodwill Mission Celebration

June 15th, 2007 | Posted by The East Bay Team

On May 10, 2007, the Boards of Directors for Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay and Calidad Industries, an affiliate of Goodwill, honored individuals and community partners who exemplified the agency’s mission of helping people achieve self-sufficiency through the Power of Work at our Third Annual Awards Ceremony.

The Chairman’s Award, which recognizes an exemplary employee, was given to Eileen Phillips, Project Manager, Coast Guard More »

Goodwill Industries Week

May 1st, 2007 | Posted by The East Bay Team

From May 7th through May 12th, Goodwill Industries organizations throughout North America will be hosting events to celebrate Goodwill Week.  Come and celebrate our mission with us by participating in our local events and promotions! 

When you hear “Goodwill,” like many people, you probably think, “Time to clean out the closet” or “Maybe I’ll find a good bargain.”  What many people do not realize is that Goodwill helps thousands of people More »

Goodwill Hosting E-Waste Event

April 26th, 2007 | Posted by The East Bay Team

Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay is hosting a free e-waste event this weekend.  California residents can bring their computers, monitors, laptops, and accessories to Suisun City on Saturday, April 28th, anytime between 8:00 am through 2:00 pm.  The drop-off location is in a lot off Highway 12 at Sunset Avenue, located behind the Suisun Post Office at 325 Merganser Drive. 

All of the proceeds from More »

Goodwill Opens New Pittsburg Store

November 16th, 2006 | Posted by The East Bay Team

Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay is excited to announce the recent Grand Opening of their new retail store in Pittsburg, California.  A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Thursday, November 16th at 9:00 a.m. at 396 Atlantic Avenue in Pittsburg.  Goodwill’s Board Chairperson, Mike Betts, and John B. Latchford, President and CEO, dedicated the new store with Contra Costa Supervisor Federal Glover, City of Pittsburg More »

Goodwill Celebrates Mission

May 9th, 2006 | Posted by The East Bay Team

Goodwill’s Board of Directors honored several individuals and partners who have exemplified the mission of Goodwill and Calidad Industries at our Second Annual Awards Ceremony on March 23, 2006.  Eight awards were given, four to individuals and four to other organizations in our community.  

One of the individuals honored was Cheryl Castillo, an employee at Goodwill Industries who also attended and excelled in our community workforce More »

Our Success Stories

March 6th, 2006 | Posted by The East Bay Team

Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay has been helping community members develop the job skills they need to succeed for more than 85 years.  Many of our participants face significant challenges and are able to succeed because of their determination to change their lives.  To honor the Goodwill participants who have overcome hardship and help our supporters understand the work we do, we are posting several success stories More »

All Donation Sites Accepting E-Waste

February 13th, 2006 | Posted by The East Bay Team

Goodwill donation centers throughout the East Bay are accepting electronic waste (e-waste), so get rid of your old computer for free while helping support your local community job training programs!

All of our donation sites are now accepting e-waste, including computer montiors, televisions, laptops, computer parts and accessories, towers and desktop hard drives, CD ROM drives, loose PC boards, cables, and disks.  Goodwill’s Recycling and Resource Recovery Program More »

Welcome to our new website!

January 27th, 2006 | Posted by The East Bay Team

Please note that Goodwill is still updating our new website and not all pages are completed. Please check back soon for updates.  Thank you for your patience.  If you have any questions or need assistance from Goodwill, please contact us at (510) 698-7200.