Goodwill Industries has embraced the philosophy of helping people with achieving “abundant living” since its founding in 1902 by the Rev. Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist minister. Today, Goodwill Industries is a $6 billion plus federation of 170 autonomous members world-wide. In 1996, Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia, Inc. expanded its territory into Augusta Georgia and Aiken, South Carolina, increasing the number of service counties to 35 to become Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the Central Savannah River Area. There are three other Goodwill organizations headquartered in Georgia and two other agencies in South Carolina. Committed to building lives, families, and communities one career at a time, Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA has built on its long tradition of quality job training programs, employment counseling, and job placement. In the last calendar year, the organization served over 20,799 unemployed or underemployed individuals with an estimated economic impact of $168.8 million.
