Goodwill Industries of Kentucky

For 100+ years, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky has been widely recognized for accepting and reselling gently used items that are donated to our retail locations. With a geographic footprint that spans across 103 of Kentucky’s 120 counties, it’s hard to miss our 67 stores. But that is only the beginning of our story. Much like how we accept and repurpose the items donated, we operate with the mission to offer barrier-removal opportunities to repurpose the lives of the individuals we serve. We are strongly affiliated with Goodwill Industries International but operate autonomously in our region. Founded in 1923, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with 3,000 dedicated employees driven by the mission to serve Kentuckians who are recovering from addiction, reentering society from incarceration, lacking education or transportation, unhoused or homeless, surviving chronic poverty or living with an intellectual or physical disability. Through the power of work, Goodwill gives a hand up to these individuals, not a handout, to help them achieve and maintain employment to gain a better quality of life.

At Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, we’re known for our thrift stores and donation centers, but we’re so much more than that. We’re in the business of reducing poverty – and we do that with programs and services that take a holistic approach to self-sufficiency. We serve Kentuckians who have disabilities or experience other challenges finding success in the workforce, such as criminal backgrounds, language barriers, limited education, lack of transportation and chronic poverty.