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Goodwill of Central Iowa company history timeline

1955

Goodwill of Central Iowa first opened our doors in Des Moines late in 1955, occupying a three-story building at 325 East 5th Street.

1958

During these formative years, the Women’s Auxiliary to Goodwill was also formed for the Des Moines organization on January 24, 1958.

1965

The Goodwill of Central Iowa Board voted in 1965 to launch a fund-raising campaign to erect a modern, one-story Goodwill rehabilitation center.

1968

Because of the drive’s success, Goodwill moved into a new home at 2550 East Euclid in the spring of 1968, consisting of 50,000 square feet of offices, work space, and a store.

1972

A joint move by Polk County and Goodwill Industries in 1972 opened a west side facility known as Goodwill West, a 24-hour health care and residential program for persons with a psychiatric disability.

2002

In 2002, the Points of Light Foundation in Washington, D.C., unveiled a new national monument, and its first honoree on the Extra Mile Pathway was the Rev.

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