GIA Annual Report FY23

Look For The Good Campaign In October 2022, Goodwill Industries of Arkansas launched the Look for the Good campaign as a call to action to look for the positive change Goodwill brings with everything we do. From people to products to the planet, Goodwill celebrates the good that comes from this transformative process in our employees, clients, and our communities. Look for the good in yourself and in others. Goodwill’s transformative process begins with the people we serve in Arkansas through education, training and employment. From our high school for adults, trade school, career services and re-entry programs, we offer people a way to break out of the cycle of poverty and into a thriving existence. Look for the good in recycling your unwanted items into someone’s future. Revenue from our retail stores pays to train and educate Arkansans. When you donate an old pair of shoes to Goodwill, it enables someone to get back on their feet and better their life. And in turn, their families and communities become even stronger. When you shop at Goodwill, your practice of frugality and pursuit of one-of-a-kind treasures allows us to perpetuate our circle of giving - recycle to break the cycle. Look for the good in the world around you. Being good to the planet creates a sustainable world for us and future generations. With our recycling model for sustainability, we offer people a way to keep their unwanted items out of landfills. When we look for the good in the world around us, we have hope. We see the bigger picture in the world and how we’re connected to it.

268,794 Pounds of Cardboard Recycled 715,419 Pounds of Shoes Recycled 9,686,559 Pounds of Textiles Recycled

38,278,596 Pounds of Product Kept Out of Landfills 1,720,540 Pounds of Books Recycled 214,039 Pounds of E-Waste Recycled 494,280 Pounds of Metal Recycled

155,868 Pounds of Toys Recycled

Recycling and Sustainability Goodwill’s founder Reverend Edgar J. Helms once said, “Goodwill saves the waste in men and things.”

Most people aren’t aware of the fact that Goodwill was founded on sustainability principles. Starting in the late 1890s, Reverend Helms began finding salvageable materials to provide to individuals and families in need. In 1902, when Goodwill Industries was officially born, the focus was still on salvaging materials, but Reverend Helms learned that those he was serving wanted their own sustainable means of making a living. He began repairing and then reselling the goods collected. In turn, this meant less waste in landfills as well as taking care of the community, creating jobs, and generating profits redirected to the mission.

In FY23, GIA deepened its community recycling involvement by participating in Little Rock Recycle Days and with the City of Fayetteville. Goodwill offers our partners E-waste recycling options and is becoming a thought leader in the materials stewardship realm.

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