Goodwill Teams with Pioneer Center for Jobs Program

Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois’ new “Let’s Go to Work!” is off and running at its Huntley store located at 11900 Kreutzer Road. 

“Let’s Go to Work!” is a program that provides employment in a supportive work environment and case management to program participants.  Employees will sort, bag, and label items including toys, matchbox cars, jewelry, ties, and more.

Shoppers can support this initiative by buying these bags, which range from $0.99 to $4.99, at Goodwill. Customers can also donate these items to our various locations throughout northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

The work program is collaboration with the Pioneer Center for Human Services in McHenry.  Goodwill plans to collaborate with other organizations in the future to bring the “Let’s Go to Work!” program to all communities that they reside in.

Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois is a community-based not-for-profit organization that provides jobs training, and placement services for people with barriers to achieve meaningful employment.  Rockford, IL serves as the headquarters for Goodwill Northern Illinois and is one of 165 Goodwill agencies under the auspices of Goodwill Industries International (GII).

GII was recently named by Forbes Magazine as the #2 not-for-profit in the country.  Goodwill Northern Illinois’ territory includes an 18-county area in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin with a combined population of over 1.1 million residents. Goodwill’s retail operations sell donated, gently-used products as well as new items such as overstocks and close-outs from some of the best-known stores in the state.  

Visit Goodwill’s website for more information.