About Us...

Nationally, Goodwill started in 1902 when Edgar Helms, a Boston minister, gathered clothing and household items for impoverished people to repair and sell for wages.

Founded in 1973, we are a nonprofit organization serving Erie, Huron, Ottawa, and Sandusky Counties in northern Ohio. We are one of 16 autonomous Goodwills in Ohio and 185 throughout the world. We operate seven retail stores and two manufacturing facilities, with an Administrative Office in downtown Sandusky.

Our mission is to provide quality, customized employment services that enable persons with disabilities and disadvantaging conditions to achieve their highest levels of personal, social, and economic independence.

Our skilled professional staff provides high quality vocational rehabilitation programs designed to help people with work barriers find meaningful, gainful employment.

In 2009, we provided 1,429 services to nearly 600 disabled or disadvantaged individuals, including placing 45 persons in full- or part-time positions.

CARF, one of America’s most prestigious accrediting bodies for rehabilitation services, has awarded us 10 consecutive three-year accreditations for our various programs. That is testimony to the excellence we strive to achieve in workforce development. We also are a partner agency of United Way and a member of eight areas chambers of commerce, the Ohio Association of Rehabilitation Facilities and the Ohio Association of Goodwill Industries.

Our Ethics and Values

As employees of Goodwill Industries, we assume a public trust and recognize the importance of high ethical standards within the organization. Essential values and ethical behaviors we should exemplify include:

Commitment beyond self.
Obedience and commitment beyond the law.
Commitment to the public good.
Respect for the value and dignity of all individuals.
Accountability to the public.
Truthfulness.
Fairness.
Responsible application of resources.

In keeping with these values, and to assist us in fulfilling our responsibilities to the individuals and communities we serve, we subscribe to the following principles:

We will conduct ourselves and operate Goodwill Industries of Erie, Huron, Ottawa and Sandusky Counties in a manner that upholds the integrity of, and will merit the trust and support of the public.
We will uphold all applicable laws and regulations, going beyond the letter of the law to protect and/or enhance Goodwill’s ability to accomplish its mission.
We will treat others with respect, doing for and to others what we would have done for and to us in a similar circumstance.
We will be responsible stewards of Goodwill’s resources.
We will take no actions that could benefit us personally at the unwarranted expense of Goodwill, avoiding even the appearance of a conflict of interest. We will exercise prudence in expenses we charge to Goodwill.
We will carefully consider the public perception of our personal and professional actions, and the effect our actions could have, positively or negatively, on Goodwill’s reputation in our communities and elsewhere.
We will strive for personal and professional growth to improve our effectiveness as board members or members of management of Goodwill Industries of Erie, Huron, Ottawa and Sandusky Counties.

Privacy Policy

WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

Goodwill Industries of Erie, Huron, Ottawa and Sandusky Counties, Inc. recognizes the importance of protecting information we may collect from visitors to our site. Our policy is to use the information we acquire from visitors to our sites for internal purposes only, and we maintain appropriate security measures to keep this information private.

Users can visit the site without revealing any information about themselves. If one chooses to give us personal information via the Internet for the purposes of correspondence, then it is our intent to let him/her know how we will use such information.

If users tell us that they do not wish to have this information used as a basis for further contact, we will respect those wishes. We do not share information web users provide with third parties for commercial purposes.

Goodwill Industries of Erie, Huron, Ottawa and Sandusky Counties, Inc. takes precautions to keep the user information disclosed to us secure.

If users have questions about the types of information collected on this Web site or would like to request a correction of any information collected, then please contact us at administrator@goodwillsandusky.org.

POLICY ON USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF DONORS/CUSTOMERS

These are the types of personal information that Goodwill collects and maintains:

Contact information, including name, complete address, phone number, email address.
Payment information, including credit card number and expiration date, and billing information.
Gift amount, date, and any gift restrictions requested by the donor.
Requests to receive event invitations, newsletters, and other periodic updates.

Goodwill uses this information to understand donor/customer needs, to provide better service, and to offer alternative methods for donors/customers to express their support for the mission of Goodwill. Specifically, Goodwill uses information to help donors/customers complete transactions, to communicate with donors/customers, to update donors/customers on events and achievements by Goodwill, to provide information on volunteer opportunities, and to contact donors/customers periodically to determine their interest in providing additional support for Goodwill.

Goodwill does not sell, rent or exchange donors' personal information. Goodwill uses donors' personal information for its internal purposes only and to advance the charitable mission and activities of Goodwill.

On occasion, Goodwill lists the names of its donors in its annual report or other publications. Donors may contact Goodwill to request that they not be included in such lists.

It is Goodwill's desire not to send unwanted mail to its donors. Donors may contact Goodwill if they wish to be removed from its mailing list.

Donors who have comments or questions about Goodwill's Policy on Use of Personal Information of Donors/Customers may send Goodwill an email at administrator@goodwillsandusky.org or contact the Director of Development at (419) 625-4744.