Our Mission

We help people with disabilities or disadvantages achieve their potential through work.

Our Vision

We dream that every person – regardless of barrier – gain, retain and advance in employment, becoming an asset to the local community.

About

Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas is more than a store or a place to donate your unwanted items – we are an entrepreneurial enterprise that connects opportunity, people and work together. When you give to Goodwill or buy from our stores you help us fulfill our mission of helping people with disabilities or disadvantages achieve their potential through work by providing vocational opportunities. We invite you to learn more about our Goodwill Services and the impact a person finding employment has in our community.

Goodwill is a leader, environmental pioneer and social innovator of the practice of reducing, reusing and recycling people’s unwanted materials. Every year, Goodwill diverts thousands of tons of computers, paper, clothing and textiles from area landfills by recovering the value through resale and recycling. In the process, Goodwill creates job training opportunities as well as green-collar jobs for individuals who are disabled or disadvantaged. Learn more about our recycling efforts and the impact on our community.

Together, we are changing lives, giving back to the community, and recycling used goods throughout Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas.

CARF Accreditation

Goodwill of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). CARF is an independent, not-for-profit agency promoting quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative process that centers on enhancing the lives of the people receiving services.

CARF accreditation ensures that:

• Our programs and services actively involve clients in selecting, planning and using services.
• Our programs and services have met client-focused, state-of-the-art national standards of performance.
• Our organization is focused on assisting each client in achieving his or her chosen goals and outcomes.