ow do we transform lives? Our mission is funded in part through our 85 stores. These stores not only offer a place for our customers to find quality used and new goods, and our donors a place to feel good about giving, but also form the foundation of our social enterprise. We take unwanted or unused items and turn them into funds that support our wide variety of employment programs and services. Our stores and donation centers also function as on-the-job retail and customer service training centers and employ thousands of people. In 2017 we opened five new retail stores - in Santa Monica, Glendale, Baldwin Park, Van Nuys and Pacoima. Thanks to our customers, donors and employees, these new stores will bring much needed revenue to support the employment needs of thousands of people in our communities including veterans, at-risk youth, individuals with disabilities, those in need of second chances and so many more.