FALL 2022

Fall is here – which means cooler weather, fall festivities, and all things pumpkin! One thing falling leaves means is the holidays will be here before we know it. A great way to prepare for the extra cheer is to clear out items you no longer need and donate them. You can also get a jump on your holiday shopping by visiting one of your local Goodwill stores or online. Check out the articles below on Restoring Our Community - a new NW Roanoke initiative, what Goodwill's Business Services can do for your business, and a new Forest retail store!

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RESTORING OUR COMMUNITY

Goodwill Industries of the Valleys is partnering with the City of Roanoke, public and non-profit partners, as well as community stakeholders to develop a new center in Northwest Roanoke. The center will feature a grocery store, an adult high school, wellness center, and banking services. The new center will be located at the existing Goodwill Roanoke Jobs Campus which is currently home to the corporate headquarters and program services offices located at 2502 Melrose Avenue, NW, Roanoke.

We have long been a proud member of the Northwest Roanoke neighborhood and are committed to contributing to the strength and resilience of the community. To support and build upon the years of work spearheaded by the NW Food Access Initiative and group of community stakeholders, community partners and area residents, the project will continue to ensure the center addresses the health disparities within the community.

The project will be driven by needs of the community, recognize the community’s rich history, and honor the traditions of generations past. The Goodwill Jobs Campus is a centralized location in the NW neighborhood and is well positioned to engage with surrounding neighborhoods. The concept and design process continues to develop through the space needs for each of the programs. The project aims to be complete by the end of 2024. The Roanoke City Melrose Branch Library currently located at the Goodwill Jobs Campus will remain as part of the new center.

Program and service delivery remains critical to the delivery of our mission. Goodwill reiterates its pledge to the community through a continuity of programming and service delivery to the Roanoke Valley. We are seeking a new location to relocate all existing programs. Stakeholders will be notified as a location is determined.

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GOODWILL'S OUTSOURCING OPTIONS FOR BUSINESSES

Goodwill Industries of the Valleys provides outsourcing options for manufacturing and industrial businesses. At our ISO 9001-2015 (focus on quality and continuous improvement) production facility in Radford, we offer CNC routing, custom crate manufacturing, and product manufacturing. The Business Services team uses CNC routers to manufacture furniture components for the furniture industry and custom wood manufacturing that can accommodate both small and high-volume runs. The specialty wood team also constructs quality custom crates to fit unique specifications for product transport and shipping. Goodwill currently partners with Altec, Volvo, Metalsa, InMotion, Spectrum, Vanguard furniture, and many others. We also provide custodial services for large commercial spaces over 10k square feet.

The work Business Services performs drives our Goodwill mission by contributing to the bottom line. Our Business Services team also employs individuals from our Mission Services programs and offers specific on the job training as well as developing career paths for team member success.

We are experienced and equipped to handle your outsourcing needs with accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and at a competitive price. For over 25 years, quality assurance and world-class service are at the core of everything Goodwill Business Services does.

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NEW FOREST RETAIL STORE

We will be opening a new Forest retail store located at 19325 Forest Road, Lynchburg. The new store will replace two existing stores in the area - Forest Road in Forest and Forest Brook Road in Lynchburg.

Goodwill’s Inspire 2026 Strategic Plan played a crucial role in the decision for the new Forest store. An integral part of the strategic plan is to strengthen operations that cover many internal supports and to foster growth including our retail operation. The Forest area has grown, and Goodwill wants to improve retail and donation capabilities in this area while improving organizational efficiencies.

The current store in Forest comes with challenges for donors and shoppers as it has limited parking, an inefficient and undersized donation area, an inability to grow on the existing land, and unusable space for the purpose of a Goodwill retail store. The new location will allow for a modern retail location providing improved customer and employee parking, a two-lane and covered donation area, as well as nearly double the retail sales floor. Goodwill will also own the new building.

Merging the current Forest store and the Lynchburg store located near Walmart on Forest Brook Road will provide one greatly improved store for donors and shoppers. These two smaller locations consolidated into one modern and vastly efficient store will increase employment opportunities and deliver higher revenue volumes. The two current stores will remain open for shopping and donations throughout the construction of the new store which is set to open in 2023. The new Forest store will enable us to increase revenue and better serve individuals in this community, specifically focused on the elimination of poverty.

There will also be a groundbreaking event for the new store in Forest on Tuesday, November 15th at 10 am at the new location.

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