Steve had been working from home repairing electronics when he got a job offer he couldn’t refuse. “I was shopping at the Goodwill store in Cookeville, and an employee asked me to put in an application,” he remembers. “They called me before I got home.” That...
Beyond Jobs is a two-year program that connects women with the tools they need to advance their careers, succeed in the workforce and achieve personal and career goals. In February, Goodwill began offering the program at six of its Career Solutions centers in Middle and...
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. People who have mental health issues often feel embarrassment or fear, thinking others may know that they have some type of mental illness. Many do not seek assistance for fear of being labeled and privately suffer alone...
Spend a little time talking with Robert and you'll want to see the world the way he does. Cataracts took his sight from him when he was seven years old, but he has not let losing his sight stop him from achieving his goals and...
This week, May 6-10, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee and the other nearly 200 Goodwills around the world are celebrating Goodwill Week. What are we celebrating? The important work we do, the people we are privileged to serve and our business partners who hire our...
