Goodwill Opens its Doors to New Store and Donation Station in Waterbury

WATERBURY, CONN. (July 22, 2016) — Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut has today opened its doors to its new Waterbury location at 943 Wolcott Street. The brand new space will feature a donation station and an enhanced career center for the Waterbury community.

Goodwill, which was formally located on Lakewood Road in Waterbury, served nearly 800 people in the past year and a half. This relocation will create more jobs and extensive career training opportunities for the Waterbury community than the previous location could provide.

“We are very excited about the opportunities that lie ahead with our new location in Waterbury,” said Vickie Volpano, President, Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut. "This new location will further our mission to provide a variety of services to educate, train and place into jobs individuals with disabilities and other challenges. We’re so excited to be ready and open for business.”

The new location includes a 13,000-square-foot retail space in a shopping plaza that is easily accessible by means of public transportation, giving more members of the community the opportunity to utilize Goodwill’s employment services.

The space also includes Goodwill’s signature donation station and retail space combination. Individuals can donate using the store’s easily accessible drive-thru donation station, where an attendant will unload donations from the vehicle and provide a tax receipt for the items donated.

Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut, a non-profit organization that provides employment and supportive services to people with disabilities and other challenges, uses the revenue from store sales to help fund job training programs and community-based services. Goodwill offers career services for anyone looking to boost their chances of getting hired, including assistance in resume writing, job interview practice and access to job leads.

For more information about the Waterbury store, or to find a Goodwill location near you, please visit http://www.gwct.org.

About Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut:

Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to building strong families and communities. By providing employment and support services to people with disabilities and other barriers to employment, Goodwill gives these individuals the opportunity to develop the life-changing skills they need to not only obtain and keep a job, but to gain confidence and financial independence.