Goodwill Closing 2 Bay Area Locations, Cutting 90 Jobs

SAN FRANCISCO — Two Goodwill facilities in the Bay Area will close later this spring, eliminating 90 jobs, according to state records.

The shuttering locations include Oakland Goodwill on 30th Avenue in Oakland and the Goodwill Training & Career Center on Post Street in San Francisco, according to a state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification dated Monday. Both facilities will close June 7, affecting 72 employees in Oakland and 18 in San Francisco, the notification said.

“A few stores and donation centers will close in the coming weeks as size and operational limitations do not align with future growth opportunities, and a few career service locations will be consolidated,” Goodwill of the San Francisco Bay said in a prepared statement. “There are currently two headquarter offices in the region, and an additional Oakland warehouse that will also close in the coming weeks.”

Workers at the affected facilities have been given the opportunity to apply for roles at other locations, according to the statement, which said that Goodwill is “actively working to secure and open new future locations that will reflect larger, more efficient operational spaces, and an enhanced shopping and donating experience for our community.”

“While we are reducing some operations today, these updates will better position GSFB for future growth and continued service to our community in the region,” the statement said.