September 7 (Day 191) Turning Excess into Progress

Goods for Good (G4G) turns excess into progress.  Our slogan is straightforward because our mission is straightforward: through the innovative use of surplus, G4G promotes the development of orphans and vulnerable children.

Through partnerships with international corporations and grassroots organizations in the developing world, we are able to provide school supplies, clothing, health and hygiene products and other necessities to orphans and vulnerable children, while at the same time reducing waste at home.  Goods for Good is about more than just shipping and delivering goods. We work with our partners at home and abroad to develop sustainable programs that improve the lives of at-risk children.

Goods for Good builds on the success of local organizations by supplying them with the tools they need to care for and educate children. We work closely with community-based organizations, public schools and orphan care centers to assess their specific needs. Once we understand these needs, we provide necessary material support and facilitate trainings that complement their on-going programs. Through these partnerships, we are able to address the complex physical, educational and emotional needs of the children we serve while strengthening their communities.

We rely on donations of surplus goods from a wide range of companies. With the help of companies such as Pfizer, Star Garments and Johnson & Johnson, we have collected and delivered over 120 tons of excess children's clothing, fabric, school supplies and health and hygiene products.  Our volunteers help to sort the items and our donors fund the shipment. In the developing world, we build on the success of local schools and community centers by supplying them with the tools they need to care for and educate children.

Many of the items we deliver were gathering dust in warehouses or slated to be destroyed. On the other side of the world, these same products have an immeasurable worth to disadvantaged children and their communities. Together with our international and local partners, we work to develop sustainable care for these vulnerable children.

To date, we have shipped and distributed essential materials to over 510,000 children in Malawi, Liberia and Haiti, while at the same time reducing waste at home.



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