Goodwill

Specialties

Education, job training and job placement programs, we help thousands of people each year. Though most people are familiar with our stores and donation centers, there is so much more to know about Goodwill!

Neighborhood Bistro

The Neighborhood Bistro, a cafeteria style breakfast and lunch restaurant, is open to the public in Tacoma Goodwill’s Milgard Work Opportunity Center. The restaurant features wholesome, healthy food prepared by Goodwill’s Culinary Arts participants. There are daily chef specials.

Bistro hours are Monday-​Friday, 8 – 10 a.m. for breakfast; and 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. for lunch.

Goodwill Coffee Buzz

Goodwill’s Coffee Buzz is located on the first floor of Tacoma Goodwill’s Milgard Work Opportunity Center and proudly serves Starbucks products with pastries and sandwiches available from the Neighborhood Bistro, also located in the center.

Buzz hours are Monday-​Thursday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. and Friday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. The Bistro features weekly $ 2 drink specials.

History

Established in 1921.

Tacoma Goodwill opened in 1921 as the 19^th Goodwill in the United States, offering its own job training and placement services. Goodwill is a unique, self-​supporting 501©3 nonprofit that utilizes donations sold in its 25 stores across a 15-​county service area to fund its programs. Goodwill is also a leader in online sales and relies on its Go2 Services, with property management and packaging and assembly operations, to provide additional funding.

There is also the Neighborhood Bistro, a public restaurant, and Goodwill’s Coffee Buzz, a coffee shop — both open to the public — along with playcare space for program participants and the agency’s administrative offices. A Living Wall, a vertical garden of nealry 100 plant species created by artist Patrick Blanc can be viewed at the facility.