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Most people know Goodwill for our stores. As a local nonprofit, during Goodwill Week, we want you to know the rest of the story. Every donation dropped off and every purchase made helps fund our workforce programs that connect people to jobs, job training, and the support they need to stay employed. Those same stores keep millions of pounds of goods out of landfills each year and generate jobs across our communities. Our stores and our mission are not separate things. They are the same thing.
In 2025, Goodwill Northern New England served over 11,000 people through programs like Workforce Solutions, Vocational Rehabilitation, SNAP Employment and Training, AmeriCorps, and the Employee Life Navigation program. People worked with career advisors to build skills, pursue training, give back through community service, and address the real barriers standing between them and steady work. Housing. Transportation. A health issue. Education.
This year, we also received CARF’s Three-Year Accreditation, the organization’s highest recognition for community employment services, a reflection of the community partners, employers, schools, and state agencies who work alongside us every day.
Shoppers and donors across Maine are a big part of this. Through 17 stores and one outlet, Mainers donated more than 37 million pounds of goods in 2025 alone. Every donation, every purchase, and every round-up at the register matters. To our donors, shoppers, community partners, and more than 1,300 employees: thank you for the generosity and trust you place in us every day.
Tripp Harrison
President and CEO
Goodwill Northern New England
Gorham
