Goodwill is making a bold commitment to raise $6.2 million to renovate and expand its Ken Weber Community Campus at 408 Ninth St. SW in downtown Canton — strengthening a facility that has long served as a cornerstone of Goodwill's mission in East Central Ohio.
These targeted upgrades and expansions will better equip the campus to house Goodwill employment programming, co-located nonprofit partners, community meeting spaces, and essential wraparound resources — all thoughtfully reimagined to meet the evolving needs of community members and partners alike.
Making a More Accessible Campus
For more than 15 years, the Goodwill Ken Weber Community Campus in downtown Canton has served as a proven model of integrated services and lasting community impact — and now, Goodwill is investing in its future. This renovation and expansion will build on that legacy, enhancing spaces and capabilities to better serve residents, partners, and the Stark County community for years to come. The Canton Campus stands as a testament to what Goodwill and the communities it serves can build together.
Contact Diane Pilati to learn more about investing and naming rights for the Canton Campus.
Renovation Plans
Build Capacity:
- Parenting Program - increased space, safety measures, playground, sensory room
- COMPASS Rape Crisis - redesigned space for better facilitation of hotline response, counseling, and support services, plus a sensory room
- Off-lobby computer lab drop-in space
- Stark County Hunger Task Force - additional 1,200 square foot for weekend school-age food program, additional cooler and larger check-in area
Increase Accessibility:
- Central computer lab open to all in the community
- Improved wayfinding, addressing literacy challenges and other barriers
- Updated lobby to improve access to warming / cooling center days, kid-friendly space and charging stations
Enhance Community Asset:
- Address security issues from vulnerablity assessment
- Update common areas to address ADA accessible challenges
- Roof replacement and parking lot repairs
- Majority of HVAC units in 2022 and 2023 with City of Canton CDBG funds