Non-Profit Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County to Open New Retail Store and Donation Center in Aston, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Wilmington, DE -- January 29, 2025 – Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County (Goodwill) has acquired the lease on a retail space in the Village Green shopping center in Aston, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The space boasts a 17,490 square foot sales floor and was previously occupied by Ohio-based retailer, Big Lots. The Aston store and donation center will be Goodwill’s seventh location in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and it’s seventeenth overall store and donation center.
“We’re excited to open a new store and donation center in Aston which will create jobs here, contribute to the reuse of items here, and provide critical job services and social services,” said Colleen Morrone, President & CEO, Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County.
Goodwill is renovating the space to open this spring, bringing 25 new jobs to Aston. Goodwill team members directly contribute to improving the lives of others and are part of a larger effort to support their local communities through training, job services, work-based learning opportunities, social services, and sustainability efforts focused on reuse and recycling. Applications for jobs in the Aston store are being accepted now at www.goodwillde.org/find-a-job.
More than the Store™
Donating to Goodwill – a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with more than 100 years of expertise in reuse, recycling and workforce development – is both a generous, and a responsible way to let go of items that are no longer needed or used.
“You can feel good about giving to Goodwill because your unused items will be put to good use helping to fund workforce development programs in the communities where you live and work. If the goods are unsaleable, items such as clothing, shoes, books, glass and plastics are recycled at our Goodwill Recycling Center in New Castle, Delaware, ” shared Colleen Morrone.
About Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County
Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for people facing barriers to self-sufficiency, through the Power of Work! Our donated goods/retail program funds our mission and aims to help protect our planet through the responsible reuse and recycling of donated items. Our community-based workforce development programs (mission) empower people to reach their full potential, provide for themselves and their families, and contribute to the economic and social growth of their communities. Please visit www.GoodwillDE.org to learn more and join us in building brighter futures.
“We’re excited to open a new store and donation center in Aston which will create jobs here, contribute to the reuse of items here, and provide critical job services and social services,” said Colleen Morrone, President & CEO, Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County.
Goodwill is renovating the space to open this spring, bringing 25 new jobs to Aston. Goodwill team members directly contribute to improving the lives of others and are part of a larger effort to support their local communities through training, job services, work-based learning opportunities, social services, and sustainability efforts focused on reuse and recycling. Applications for jobs in the Aston store are being accepted now at www.goodwillde.org/find-a-job.
More than the Store™
Donating to Goodwill – a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with more than 100 years of expertise in reuse, recycling and workforce development – is both a generous, and a responsible way to let go of items that are no longer needed or used.
“You can feel good about giving to Goodwill because your unused items will be put to good use helping to fund workforce development programs in the communities where you live and work. If the goods are unsaleable, items such as clothing, shoes, books, glass and plastics are recycled at our Goodwill Recycling Center in New Castle, Delaware, ” shared Colleen Morrone.
About Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County
Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for people facing barriers to self-sufficiency, through the Power of Work! Our donated goods/retail program funds our mission and aims to help protect our planet through the responsible reuse and recycling of donated items. Our community-based workforce development programs (mission) empower people to reach their full potential, provide for themselves and their families, and contribute to the economic and social growth of their communities. Please visit www.GoodwillDE.org to learn more and join us in building brighter futures.
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