Courtesy Goodwill News Today

Soon, the Goodwill on S. Glebe Road will be rebuilt, and its rebirth will not only bring a bigger store, but also a place to call home for families struggling financially.

Aug. 17 is National Thrift Shop Day, and Rockville, Maryland-based Goodwill Industries is using the day to ask people to stop by their local Goodwill store and either shop or donate.

Guiding Light’s talent placement firm, The Job Post, and Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids launched a pilot program intended to help ex-offenders look beyond a jail or prison record through successful employment.

Donations to Goodwill have dropped off by almost 20% since the fourth quarter of 2021, the organization says, which equates to about 45,000 donations.