Stronger Together: Two Historic Goodwills Celebrate Unification

Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes (OGL) and Goodwill Amity of the Hamilton/Halton region celebrated our official unification as one Goodwill on June 1st!

The two historic organizations have separately achieved profound community impact by changing lives through the power of work. For more than 75 years, Goodwill Industries OGL has served Ontario creating work opportunities and building community for people facing barriers to employment. Goodwill Amity turns 90 this year, marking nearly a century dedicated to helping job seekers find meaningful work and building new skills.  

Stronger together as one Goodwill, we look forward to a bright future driven by common growth goals and a shared mission.

Our unified Goodwill will operate as Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes, and will continue to serve all communities within its collective region. We will work to expand our reach and deepen impact while building on Goodwill’s legacy in the Hamilton and Halton regions. The organization now oversees a network of 26 retail stores, 44 donation centres, 7 career centres, and employ over 1,300 people. Our Goodwill now serves more than 2.4 million shoppers, 1.2 million donors, and repurposes 31 million pounds of goods extending their use. 

Training and work opportunities will be strengthened connecting more people to meaningful work. This unification also paves the way to amplify Goodwill’s brand and increase capacity to support families through access to affordable goods in times of economic uncertainty.