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Apr 2022

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Goodwill’s mission – to improve the quality of life for people with barriers to self-sufficiency through the Power of Work – starts with donations from generous donors like YOU! When you donate your gently-used items to Goodwill, they are sold in our retail stores and online. With the money raised from these sales, we are able to fulfill our nonprofit mission. Your donations also help to reduce waste by giving old items a new life!

WAYS TO DONATE

Donate Stuff

Donate Money

Host a Donation Drive

Donate a Vehicle

What We Can and Cannot Accept

Donation Locations

Bear
334 Fox Hunt Dr, Bear, DE 19701, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(302) 834-6780
Bridgeville
18178 Sussex Hwy, Bridgeville, DE 19933, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(302) 337-8561
Chadds Ford
255 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Chadds Ford, PA 19317, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(610) 558-3722
Claymont
2701 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE 19703, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(302) 798-9047
Dover
1030 Forrest Ave #133, Dover, DE 19904, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(302) 678-4602
Goodwill Outlet & Recycling Center
400 Centerpoint Blvd, New Castle, DE 19720, USA Monday-Saturday: 9AM–7PM
Sunday: 12PM–6PM
(302) 322-4716
Havertown
401 West Chester Pike, Havertown, PA 19083, USA Monday-Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Sunday: 12 PM – 5PM
(484) 482-0250
Hockessin
7270 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, DE 19707, USA Monday-Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Sunday: 12 PM – 5PM
No large items please due to space limitations
(610) 558-3722
HomeStore
300 E Lea Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19802, USA Monday-Saturday: 9AM–5PM
Sunday: Closed
(302) 504-1734
Kent County Office
1678 South Governors Avenue Dover, DE 19904 Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 10AM–7PM
Industrial Services – (302) 741-2083
Staffing Services – (302) 741-2083
Middletown
801 N Broad St, Middletown, DE 19709, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(302) 376-6258
Milford
694A N Dupont Blvd, Milford, DE 19963, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(302) 422-2566
Millsboro
28595 E Dupont Blvd, Millsboro, DE 19966, USA Monday-Saturday: 10 AM – 8 PM
Sunday: 11 PM – 7 PM
(302) 934-9146
Newark
311 Newark Shopping Center, Newark, DE 19711, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(302) 453-1430
New Castle
400 Centerpoint Blvd, New Castle, DE 19720, USA Monday-Saturday: 9AM–7PM
Sunday: 12PM–6PM
(302) 322-4716
Newtown Square
4631 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073, USA Monday-Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Sunday: 12 PM – 5PM
(484) 482-0251
Holmes
2137 MacDade Boulevard, Holmes, PA 19043, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(610) 586-6360
Rodney
1678 South Governors Avenue, Dover, DE 19904, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(302) 674-9071
Smyrna
100a East Glenwood Avenue, Smyrna, DE 19977, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(302) 659-3523
Swarthmore
725 S Chester Rd, Swarthmore, PA 19081, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(610) 543-4399
The Goodwill Center
300 E Lea Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19802, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–5PM
Sunday: 12PM–5PM
(302) 761-4640
Upper Darby
201 E Baltimore Ave, Lansdowne, PA 19050, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(610) 623-2970
Wilmington
4317 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE, USA Monday-Saturday: 10AM–8PM
Sunday: 11AM–7PM
(302) 993-0413
SEE ALL LOCATIONS

WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT ACCEPT

What we can accept in good, working condition:

  • Books
  • Cars/Trucks/RVs/Boats/Motorcycles
  • Clothing, Accessories, and Jewelry
  • Computers and all Peripherals
  • Furnishings
  • Furniture
  • Kitchen, Cookware, and Decorative Items
  • Medical Equipment (Walkers, Canes, and Shower Seats)
  • Records/CDs/Tapes/DVDs/Video Games
  • Shoes
  • Small Appliances/Stereos
  • Sporting Goods and Exercise Equipment
  • Toys

Goodwill operates a number of convenient donation centers throughout Delaware and Delaware County, PA. Our Goodwill team members are eager to assist you and are available to accept your donations seven days a week. We suggest that large furniture items be donated at your local Goodwill store location for best donation assistance.

Dangerous Items

We value the safety of our team members and customers. For this reason, we can’t accept the following items:

  • Air Guns/Paintball Guns
  • Dangerous Materials
  • Firearms/Fireworks/Ammunition
  • Items recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • Paint and Flammable Materials

Items that Can’t be Recycled

We try to recycle everything we can. As a result, we are unable to accept the following items:

  • Building Materials
  • Car Seats
  • Large Household Appliances
  • Mattresses/Box Springs
  • Pianos and Organs
  • Televisions

Goodwill Donation Valuation Guide

How much can you deduct for the gently used goods you donate to Goodwill? The IRS allows for deductions of fair market value for gently-used items in good condition or better. When determining “fair market value”, the quality of the item when new and its age must be considered. Our donation valuation guide displays prices ranging from good to like-new for commonly donated items.

To determine the fair market value of an item not on our valuation guide, estimate 30% of the item’s original price.

Download a copy of Goodwill’s Donation Valuation Guide.

INTERESTED IN DONATING A VEHICLE?

Vehicles include cars, trucks, RVs, pop-up campers, motorcycles or boats on trailers. Scheduling and getting a receipt for your vehicle donation is quick and easy using our online vehicle donation form. You may also call our vehicle donation partner toll-free at 1 (866) 233-8586.

HOST A DONATION DRIVE

Donation drives create meaningful engagement opportunities for schools, communities, teams, and businesses, while fostering social and environmental stewardship. All donated items are sold in our retail stores and the proceeds fund programs and services for individuals facing barriers to employment. Your group can help people in our community connect with meaningful employment by holding a Goodwill donation drive!

To learn more, fill out our Donation Drive Interest Form

Support our work

Your donations to Goodwill make a direct impact in our communities.

NEVER MISS A CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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Jun 2020

DONATE

Your donations to Goodwill provide essential job skills and employment support services to local residents who face challenges to finding good jobs.

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LOCATIONS

Find a Goodwill Donation Center, Job Resource Center, Outlet or Retail Store near you!

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BUSINESS SERVICES

Working with Goodwill is a win-win — we help you meet your business goals and your patronage provides essential job training and support services to people facing barriers to self-sufficiency!

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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Thousands of job seekers and employees have benefited from our job skills training and employment support services. How can we help you find a job or upskill your workforce?

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MISSION

To improve the quality of life for people with barriers to self-sufficiency through the power of work.

See how your donations, shopping, and business contracts Empower People, Strengthen Families and Build Communities through the testimonials below.

2023
COMMUNITY
IMPACT

447

PEOPLE EMPLOYED with Goodwill and other employers in the community.

25400 +

HOURS OF PAID WORK EXPERIENCE to justice-system involved citizens.

10812

TONS OF GOODS diverted from the landfill.

NEVER MISS A CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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WORK A DAY, EARN A PAY

Celebrate Success

Work A Day, Earn A Pay (WADEAP) is a program initiated by Governor Carney, funded by the Department Of Transportation and administered by Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County as part of “Keep DE Litter Free”. WADEAP is a 6-8 month opportunity where individuals with barriers to success related to justice involvement can gain positive work experience as well as participate in job skills training and activities. The end goal is a permanent job placement in a position with a livable wage.

Ready to get to work? The only requirement is that you are ready, willing, and able to work for your pay!


This is a 6-8 program that offers full-time employment, as well as job readiness training to justice-involved individuals. 

  • 6-8 months of full-time employment
  • Weekly litter abatement of roads
  • Weekly skill development sessions
  • Opportunity for Certification
  • Develop a Resume & Practice Interviewing 

Monday to Friday, participants will carry out their full-time job in one of the following areas: 

  • Laborers
  • Drivers*
  • Back-up Drivers*

*These positions require a valid driver’s license, clean driving record, a motor vehicle report (supplied by you) and the ability to pass a drug screen.

TRAININGS

Every Monday afternoon, participants will take a break from their manual work to partake in trainings specifically designed to enhance their employable skills and career readiness, including:

  • Digital Skills
  • Resume Building
  • Employment Searching
  • Interview Preparation

Partaking in the WADEAP not only offers all these incredible learning opportunities with paid employment, but it also opens many doors into Goodwill’s other incredible programs. For example, participants of WADEAP will be eligible for the Stand By Me Financial Coaching Program, Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator, and Train To Gain.

ELIGIBILITY

This is a re-entry program that is primarily designed to help justice-involved individuals re-enter the workforce. On a case-by-case basis, however, WADEAP also accepts applicants who are facing other barriers to re-entry such as returning from recovery centers.

For all Goodwill Workforce Development programs, there are some basic documents that are worth gathering in advance to speed up the process! After submitting an inquiry, please make sure*
Your physical state ID is accessible and not expired
Your physical social security card is accessible
You have documents to verify your income if requested

*If any of these requests feel unattainable for you, please still submit an inquiry and our case managers will help you with any documentation issues.

HOW TO JOIN

  1. Submit an inquiry to Mission@GoodwillDE.org
  2. Within 48 hours, hear back about next steps
  3. Learn more about the program and submit the requested documentation
  4. Complete an orientation training day
  5. Get started with a team of motivated workers in paid, full-time employment

HAVE QUESTIONS?

Reach out to us and we will provide your information on the next steps to getting involved!

Joye Fletcher
jfletcher@goodwillde.org
302 252 3200

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