A CENTURY OF SERVICE
For nearly 100 years, Goodwill of Silicon Valley has been your local non-profit committed to helping people overcome barriers to employment. With 18 thrift stores, an online marketplace, an innovative reuse and recycling operation, and our Contract Services division, we continue to reduce waste, protect the environment, and create opportunities that transform lives and communities.
WHY DONATE OR SHOP AT GOODWILL?
Finding jobs for individuals facing employment barriers is complex, but with your support, the solution is simple.
Unlike major for-profit thrift chains, every donation and purchase at Goodwill of Silicon Valley directly supports our mission, not shareholders. When you shop or give, you’re funding no-cost job training, reentry support, and housing assistance for people in our community – empowering them to achieve economic independence while easing the burden on public resources.
By reselling and recycling your gently used items, we turn potential waste into meaningful opportunity. Proceeds directly support economic mobility for veterans, the unhoused, formerly incarcerated individuals, people with disabilities, and others often excluded from the job market.
Together, we’re building a more inclusive and sustainable Silicon Valley.
Our Impact
850 employees supported on average, including 100 team members actively enrolled in career development training at any given time in 2024.
485 job placements secured through our job training programs in 2024.
35 million pounds diverted from local landfills, significantly reducing Silicon Valley’s environmental footprint.
850 employees supported on average, including 100 team members actively enrolled in career development training at any given time in 2024.
485 job placements secured through our job training programs in 2024.
35 million pounds diverted from local landfills, significantly reducing Silicon Valley’s environmental footprint.
Get INvolved
Donate
Your gently used items create opportunities. We collect, sort, and resell or responsibly recycle every donation, fueling job training, reentry programs, and sustainability efforts.
THRIFT
Every purchase supports local job training and keeps reusable goods out of landfills. Discover great finds while creating positive change.
LOOKING FOR SUPPORT?
We’re here to help you take the next step. Our Career Development Services empower individuals facing barriers to employment – including veterans, the unhoused, people living in poverty, and those exiting the corrections system – to build pathways to a lifetime of self-sufficiency and lasting success.
TESTIMONIALS
When you shop or donate, you’re not just giving or saving, you’re changing lives.