Shop until you drop at our new, bigger, brighter Hamden Store and Donation Center! The doors are open at our newest store, and you won’t believe the treasures waiting for you inside. Join us for an unforgettable shopping experience filled with excitement and amazing finds! Our new location at 2175 Dixwell Avenue
Fall Classic September 24, 2024
Get ready to tee off with Goodwill of Southern New England! Join us for a fantastic day of golf at the stunning Lake of Isles in North Stonington, CT. Gather your top foursome or hit the links with friends as you relax on the green with refreshing cocktails and wonderful company. Don’t
Goodwill of Southern New England and ReSupply form partnership for donation pickup service
Goodwill of Southern New England, a progressive community service organization providing job training and placement services for individuals with barriers to employment, and ReSupply, a veteran-founded organization on a mission to revolutionize the charitable giving of physical goods to combat climate change, have partnered to make donating and helping others easier. Through
Norwich Power of Work Center
Individually Developed Employment Assistance The Norwich, Connecticut Power of Work center provides individuals with the opportunity to learn job-seeking skills, develop their resumes, get job placement assistants, learn job retention skills, and much more. Individuals get matched with an Employment Specialist and are provided with the necessary support(s) to reach their employment
Edgar James Helms (1863 – 1942)
Edgar is credited as the founder of the movement that would grow into Goodwill Industries® and was admired for his uncommon character and entrepreneurial vision. Helms was born near Malone, NY on January 19, 1863. Early in life, Helms tried his hand at law and newspaper publishing but abandoned these endeavors after
Supported Employment program
Chris Przybylowski has been with Goodwill of Southern New England since 2008. Chris came to Goodwill as a volunteer to assist our receptionist with clerical work and answering the phones. He also volunteered in our Orange store one day a week. His duties included pricing wares and clothing, pairing shoes together, sorting
Technology Summer Work Program
This summer, 21 high school-aged youth from Providence participated in a six-week technology-based summer work opportunity, including intensive workplace readiness training through Goodwill of Southern New England Providence’s campus. For over five decades, Goodwill has provided youth with the unique opportunity to engage in real-life work experience while building their technical proficiency
Senator Richard Blumenthal visits Goodwill of Southern New England
Senator Richard Blumenthal visited Goodwill of Southern New England’s distribution center and Outlet store to celebrate a newly issued grant from the state. The money from the grant will help to fund the expansion of our community re-entry services program. The Senator went on a tour through the distribution center’s operations, getting
Community Employment Services
Elizabeth works two days a week in our Wallingford store sorting donated clothing into bins to be sold or to be recycled. The items in the to-be-sold bins get hung on racks and moved onto the sales floor for customers to purchase. She has been with the Community Employment Services program for
Re-Entry Initiative
Mr. Newton began working with our Reentry program earlier this year. “The first couple of days after he started with the program he was very reluctant and appeared to only be here because his Parole Officer sent him. He didn’t appear to be motivated at all and was simply going through the