ABOUT US
May 12, 1935 at 112-114 N. W. First Street. Workers were to be paid in merchandise at the rate of 25 cents per hour. By November of that year, the agency was paying wages at a rate of $3.00 for five (5) days work.
The idea was to provide jobs for people with disabilities by receiving and repairing goods for resale in the Goodwill Store.
Eventually, we expanded outside of Evansville. We now operate stores in southeastern Illinois and western Kentucky, as well as other locations in southern Indiana.
Over the years, Goodwill has offered a variety of job training programs including furniture repair, laundry, industrial sewing and upholstery, shoe repair, car detailing, car repair, and food service. Each idea aimed at further increasing opportunities for people with disabilities.
Our building, at 500 S. Green River Rd., houses Goodwill’s main offices, our flagship store, and a production area with space for processing and sorting donations. In addition, the Green River Rd. location serves as the distribution point for Goodwill’s 15 retail stores and our online store at shopgoodwill.com
Evansville Goodwill Industries has grown into a comprehensive rehabilitation facility, offering Placement Services to individuals with physical, mental and emotional disabilities. Our service area covers 28 counties in Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky.
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A message from the President/CEO:
Welcome to Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc. and thank you for visiting our website. I encourage you to get to know us. Please use our website to explore our mission, our goals and all of the programs we offer at Goodwill. Our mission is to change lives through the power of work. When you make a donation of your gently used items to Goodwill, you are helping create job opportunities for people that are disabled and/or disadvantaged. Thank you for being a friend of Evansville Goodwill and remember to like us on Facebook! It is our privilege to serve you.
Sincerely,
Connie Ralph
President/CEO
Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc.
Board of Directors
Moretta Bosley
Chairman
Cheryl Kuchna
Chairman-Elect
Kimberly J. Acree
Vice-Chairman
Betty J. Hermann
Secretary
Don R. Williams
Treasurer
Edgar D. Ancona
C. Michael Ballard
Dr. Jerry Brocksmith
Danny E. Glass
Carrie Hanebutt
Kurt Koenig
Pete Lambert
Daniel E. Temme
Gene Warren, Jr.
Randall D. Wheeler
Barb Whipkey
Board of Directors
Danny E. Glass
President
vacant
Vice-President
Jay Picking
Secretary/Treasurer
C. Michael Ballard
William Drebus
Betty J. Hermann
Gene Warren, Jr.
Executive Staff
Connie Ralph
President/CEO
Paul Foronda
Vice President of Finance
Brandy Smith
Vice President of Mission Services
Judy Theuerkauf
Vice President of the Southern Division
Kim Bassett
Administrative Assistant