Stop by our NEW Porterville Location: 1491 Olive Avenue, Porterville, CA 93257

Transforming Lives

with Every Donation, Purchase, and Career

Donate

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Support Our Cause

Your tax deductible donations allow us the ability to further our mission of providing work opportunities and skills development for those with barriers to employment.

Shop

Easily Find Hidden Gems.

At Goodwill Industries of South Central California, we believe shopping should be a grand adventure. Browse our stores and find what you’ve been looking for at a price you’ll love!

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Jobs

A worker wearing a blue apron and protective gloves uses a drill while assembling parts on a production line in a factory.

Career Opportunities Await

The best part about donating to and shopping at Goodwill? You’re directly supporting the creation of full-time jobs, right here in our community.

Our History

Goodwill was founded in 1902 in Boston by Rev. Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist minister and early social innovator. Helms collected used household goods and clothing in wealthier areas of the city, then trained and hired those who were poor to mend and repair the used goods. The goods were then resold or were given to the people who repaired them. The system worked, and the Goodwill philosophy of “Not Charity, but a Chance” was born.

Dr. Helms’ vision set an early course for what today has become a $5.59 billion nonprofit organization. Helms described Goodwill Industries as an “industrial program as well as a social service enterprise…a provider of employment, training and rehabilitation for people of limited employability, and a source of temporary assistance for individuals whose resources were depleted.”

Times have changed, but Helms’ vision remains constant: “We have courage and are unafraid. With the prayerful cooperation of millions of our bag contributors and of our workers, we will press on till the curse of poverty and exploitation is banished from mankind.”

In 1964 Goodwill Industries of South Central California came to Kern County and opened its very first retail store on the corner of 19th and Q Streets in Bakersfield. 

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Stores

As of today, GISCC now operates ten stores throughout Kern, Kings, and southern Tulare Counties.

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Local Employment

Providing access to health, retirement, and other benefits

Our Store Locations

Goodwill Industries of Southern California proudly serves our community with over 10 convenient store locations. Each store offers a unique selection of quality items, supporting our mission to provide job training and employment opportunities. Visit your nearest Goodwill store to shop, donate, and make a difference in the lives of many.

700 N. 11th Ave., Hanford, CA 93230
411 Finley Dr. Taft, CA 93268
1491 Olive Avenue, Porterville, CA 93257
902 Main St. Delano, CA 93215
6465 Ming Ave ste 175, Bakersfield, CA 93309
1115 Olive Dr. Bakersfield, CA 93308
2671 E. Oswell St. Bakersfield, CA 93306
6051 White Ln. Bakersfield, CA 93309
3025 Coffee Rd. Bakersfield, CA 93312
4901 Stine Road, Bakersfield, CA 93313
3511 Union Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93305
13121 Rosedale Hwy, Ste 401 Bakersfield, CA 93314