Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota

Since 1919, Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota has helped Minnesotans facing barriers to employment – including people with disabilities – build skills, find support, and move toward meaningful work.

When you donate a vehicle through Goodwill Car Donations, the proceeds go toward programs that make that mission practical for Minnesotans facing barriers to employment.

Your donation turns transportation you no longer need into resources that make work, independence, and stability feel more reachable for someone in the North Star State.

About Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota

Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota has been part of the state’s workforce support system since 1919, helping people enter and advance in the world of work.

What makes Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota especially distinct is its combined Goodwill and Easter Seals identity.

Along with career training, education, job placement, and coaching, the organization provides disability-focused employment support through services such as Work Incentives Connection, Minnesota’s Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program, and Employment & Job Support for people exploring their strengths, career goals, and workplace needs.

Its programs also reach youth and young adults through services like ELEVATE Youth, Student Career Services, and College Navigation, which helps students with disabilities explore careers, gain work experience, and plan next steps after school.

When people donate, shop, or give through Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota, they help keep those services connected to local communities across the state.

How Your Car Donation Helps

One donated vehicle helps keep Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota’s employment mission moving in a practical way.

That funding supports services like:

• Work Incentives Connection for people with disabilities who need benefits planning while preparing for work or already working
• ELEVATE Youth programming that helps young people with disabilities explore careers, meet employers, gain experience, and plan next steps
• Retail Skills Training that combines classroom instruction, paid work experience, job readiness support, and placement help
• Career training and employment services for Minnesotans building skills to enter, return to, or advance in the workforce

Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota’s impact page reports 5,778 participants from 59 Minnesota counties served in the last year, along with 1,099 youth served through school partnerships. Your vehicle donation keeps those career pathways, disability services, and work-readiness programs available across the region.

Why Donate Through Goodwill Car Donations

Donating your vehicle to Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota through Goodwill Car Donations is fast, free, and hassle-free. We arrange free pickup and towing at a time and place convenient for you, whether your vehicle is running or non-running.

Once your vehicle is sold, proceeds go directly to support Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota and the programs they provide to your community. You’ll also receive an IRS tax-deductible receipt, making your generosity rewarding in more ways than one.

FAQs

1. How can my car donation support Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota’s mission?

Once sold, the proceeds will be used to fund services that eliminate barriers to work and independence. Those resources help participants build job skills, connect with employers, and experience the power of work.

2. What role does the Easter Seals partnership play in Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota’s programs?

The Easter Seals partnership helps shape the organization’s disability-focused services. Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota is affiliated with both Goodwill Industries International and Easterseals, and its programs include support for people with disabilities through services like Work Incentives Connection, ELEVATE Youth, Transitional Employment, and Student Career Services.

3. What is Work Incentives Connection?

Work Incentives Connection provides disability benefits planning for people who receive Social Security disability benefits and want to work or are already working. The program helps participants understand work incentives, get customized benefits analysis, and make informed employment decisions without guessing how work may affect their benefits.