Goodwill launches campaign to bring Opportunity Center to St. Vincent Charity Health & Healing Hub

Monday, June 08, 2026

Tags: St. Vincent Charity Health & Healing Hub , Sisters of Charity Health System , Sister Judith Ann Karam , Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine

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Momentum at the St. Vincent Charity Health & Healing Hub continues to build, especially with Goodwill's recent launch of a $40 million campaign to build a 60,000–80,000 sq. ft. Opportunity Center on the Hub in Cleveland's Central neighborhood. Through a partnership with Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc., the Center will be a one-stop hub for employment services, career programming, groceries, nonprofit partners, and more.

The Goodwill Opportunity Center will be anchored by a large grocery store, and bring multiple nonprofit services under one roof. It’s a model working in Canton, where the Goodwill Ken Weber Community Campus opened in 2010. Now it serves over 70,000 community members each year.

Multiple champions for the Central community spoke at the event, including Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA, congregational leader, Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, plus Anne Richards, Goodwill president & CEO, Councilman Richard Starr, Ward 5, City of Cleveland, and Chris Ronayne, Cuyahoga County Executive.

Ann Richards, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries in Greater Cleveland, said, “We learned a lot from Canton; we opened that building in 2010 so we know how to do it. We grown it from just a few nonprofits to now 23 that are housed there. The concept is a one bus ticket stop; one bus ticket allows you to get all types of different services.”

The new facility will also create pathways to employment.

“Giving the community power… Let me help build my community. I will take more responsibility if I’m helping build my community,” said Garth.

The project is scheduled to break ground next year and should be completed by the end of 2028.

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