Goodwill Industries of Akron is a private, not-for-profit corporation, the purpose of which is to provide employment preparation, training, rehabilitation, employment and support service to persons with disabilities and/or other barriers to employment. Serving Summit, Portage, Medina, Ashland and Richland Counties in Ohio.
Goodwill helps to directly strengthen the region’s workforce through its employment programs and indirectly through the net proceeds from its retail outlets and industrial services division. Goodwill Industries of Akron is governed by a local Board of Directors representative of its service territory.