About the Coalition
Who We Are
The Donated Goods Coalition is made up America’s leading nonprofit providers of community-based services. These organizations rely significantly on the sale of donated goods, including donated clothing, to fund their missions of providing critical services to people who need them the most.
Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
www.goodwill.org
When you donate at shop at Goodwill, you help us fulfill our mission of helping people in need reach their fullest potential through the power of work. The clothing and household goods you donate to Goodwill are sold in over 2,200 Goodwill retail stores and on our Internet auction site, www.shopgoodwill.com. The revenues fund job training and other services to prepare people for job success. In 2007, Goodwill provided these services to 1.1 million people. More than 84 percent of Goodwill’s total revenues are used to fund education and career services, and other critical community programs.
Easter Seals
www.easterseals.com
Easter Seals provides exceptional services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities can live, learn, work and play in our communities. Easter Seals has been helping individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives for nearly 90 years. From child development centers to physical rehabilitation and job training for people with disabilities, Easter Seals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life’s challenges and achieve personal goals.
The Salvation Army
www.salvationarmy.org
An international movement, The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. From family tracing to disaster response, The Salvation Army offers a wide variety of services worldwide, including addiction rehabilitation, health services, social work, emergency response and Family Tracing Services.
Society of St.Vincent de Paul
www.svdpusa.org
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. It is this personalized involvement that makes the work of the Society unique. This aid may take the form of intervention, consultation, or often through direct dollar or in-kind service. An essential precept of the Society’s work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those who are served. The Society recognizes that it must assume, also, a role of advocacy for those who are defenseless or voiceless. Some 12 million persons are helped annually by Vincentians in the United States. The list of services of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the United States is endless. No work of charity is foreign to the Society. To quote our patron, St. Vincent de Paul: “Charity is infinitely inventive.”
Volunteers of America
www.voa.org
Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, faith-based organization dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Through thousands of human service programs, including housing and healthcare, Volunteers of America helps more than 2 million people in over 400 communities in 44 states. Since 1896, our ministry of service has supported and empowered America’s most vulnerable groups, including at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions. Our work touches the mind, body, heart — and ultimately the spirit — of those we serve, integrating our deep compassion with highly effective programs and services.