See How Your Donations Help Others
The Donation Impact Calculator is a great way to see how your donations support your Goodwill’s programs and services. Simply select the types of clothing, household and/or electronics items donated, and instantly see how that translates into hours of programs and services provided to people in the community. You can then follow a link to read how [...]
Enroll Now for Dick Howser Childcare
Thank you for choosing the Dick Howser Center for Childhood Services, Inc. Children have been our business for over three decades and we continue to learn and grow with them! The years from birth to five are without a doubt the most important years in your child’s life. The foundation for all growth in cognition, [...]
Free Store for Teachers or Community Project Benefiting Teachers
By Brooke Lochore, Vice President of Public Relations
Goodwill is thrilled to be part of an amazing Leon County community project benefiting teachers, schools and the environment. Thanks to a collaboration with Goodwill, Leon County Schools, Sustainable Tallahassee and Leon County, we will be opening a “free” store for Leon County public school teachers.
The Sharing TREE [...]
Contract Crew Keeps Florida Clean
By Paul McAuliffe, Contract Administrator
If you travel the state highways of Bay or Calhoun counties, you’ll see them.
First you’ll spot the white King Cab pickup with the Goodwill logo and flashing yellow light, flatbed trailer in tow. Then you’ll spot the “Mule” off-road vehicles with their own flashing lights, moving rapidly back and forth on [...]
Old Computers Recycled
The days when Goodwill Industries – Big Bend, Inc. could only accept computers that worked are gone. Thanks to Goodwill’s computer recycling centers in Tallahassee and Panama City Beach, any computer can be either upgraded and resold or the parts can be recycled.
Computers dropped off at any Goodwill donation center are taken to either of [...]
Georgia GIBB Villages receive SUPERIOR ratings
By Donna Warlick, Vice President of Residential Service
We received reports of Management Occupancy Reviews conducted in March at the four Georgia Villages. The GIBB Villages in Bainbridge, Cairo, Thomasville & Thomasville II each received superior ratings. Superior is the top rating…the best you can get. We achieved superior on all four Georgia properties on management & [...]
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Everyone can take simple steps to be more eco-friendly. Donating gently used clothing and household items to Goodwill Industries – Big Bend, Inc. is a great way to be green and serve your community at the same time.
As you clear out items you no longer need this spring, consider donating them to Goodwill instead of [...]
GW Fashions has high fashions
Goodwill Industries – Big Bend, Inc. has opened their first boutique. GW Fashions is next to Goodwill’s store at 2729 Capital Circle NE.
Books, Electronics and More in PC
By Margaret Thomas, Manager
Goodwill team members and customers alike were excited. The day had finally come. After three months of hard work, building bookshelves, cleaning and shelving 25,000 books, setting up the computers, filling jewelry counters, and merchandizing the store, it was finally done!
On Saturday, February 27, Goodwill Industries-Big Bend held the grand opening for [...]
GIBB Assumes Control of Childcare Center
In February, Goodwill Industries – Big Bend assumed control of Dick Howser Child Care Center to assist them in financial and administrative needs to help keep the center from being shut down. We have pledged $150,000 to help them restructure. We will offer administrative assistance to keep the center operating and hire an executive director.
Dick [...]