Helping People in North Carolina

Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina was(creating jobs) and reselling it at a reasonable price to
started in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1926 bysomebody who is in need of reliable transport to get
Centenary United Methodist Church. It was started asto and from work is only part of the way it helps. The
a way to replicate the success Goodwill Industriesother end is that the money received from the sale of
was having all over the country - helping people with ayour donated car will be used to fund Goodwill's
"hand up" not a "handout." Accredited by thecommunity projects and job training programs, allowing
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilitiesthe charity to help even more people from the
(CARF), they work with a lot of different types ofdonation of this single item.
people with a variety of different needs.Donating a used car that's been sitting in your garage
Of course, whilst Goodwill aims to help other people, itmay not seem like a way to help people in your
is not without its own needs, one of which is donations.community, but you'd be surprised at just how far a
Donations allow the charity to raise money, fundingvehicle donation can go. If you have always been in
their various training schemes, support systems and, ofthe fortunate position of owning a car and never had
course, their job placement services. This allows theto worry about transportation, putting yourself in the
charity to continue helping people to find work and toshoes of someone on the bottom trying to make their
improve their lives.life better, a dependable means of transportation can
The need for donations goes beyond just clothes andreally be a life changer, allowing them to travel further
household items, though. Donating a vehicle to Goodwillto work, opening up new possibilities.
Industries gives them a lot of help. Restoring the car