The Beginning...

             In 1902, a young minister, Reverend Edgar James Helms, pastor of

Morgan Memorial Chapel in the south end of Boston, became concerned about the welfare of his community's immigrant, jobless poor. He conceived a plan - the plan was simple!

                Using burlap bags, Rev. Helms went door to door in Boston's wealthiest districts asking for clothing, household goods - anything else he could carry away. A workshop was set up in the church basement where impoverished men and women were paid to repair the donated materials, which were then sold. The income paid the worker's wages.  People lined up seeking a ...

                           "Hand UP, not a Hand OUT" and ... GOODWILL WAS BORN!

   Today, a world-wide network of Goodwill Industries organizations provide vocational evaluation,

   training, employment, job placement services, and community service opportunities.

       The Present...

           Goodwill Industries of Lorain County is located on the “north coast”

of Ohio, on the premier recreational natural resource of Ohio, Lake Erie.

           This Goodwill serves all of Lorain County and the eastern parts of

Huron and Erie Counties.

           With the support of a volunteer Board of Trustees, comprised of community leaders and business professionals, Goodwill Industries of Lorain County has established retail store operations and industrial sub-contracting services as the basis of its operations. Income from these operations and services support the GOODWILL mission, employees, and vocational rehabilitation programs.

Our mission is to serve people!