Many Goodwill stores, donation centers and career centers were closed Friday, Jan. 22, for the safety of employees as ice and snow blanketed middle and west Tennessee and made travel dangerous.

More than 20 of Goodwill’s 36 stores, including those in Nashville, Clarksville, Dickson, Franklin, Union City and other locations, were not expected to open. David Jenkins, Goodwill’s vice president of retail, said district managers were working with the staff of each store to determine whether they could open for business.

Most of the 70-plus Donation Express Centers operated by Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee were closed. Goodwill’s corporate headquarters in downtown Nashville and at least 10 of the 29 Goodwill Career Solutions centers across the region were also closed.

Hours at stores and Goodwill Career Solutions centers remaining open are subject to change according to the weather. Phone numbers, hours and other information for individual Goodwill stores, Career Solutions Centers and Donation Express Centers can be found online at giveit2goodwill.org.

For more information, contact us at info@givegw.org.

“A lot of them are working off fixed income and any little bit helps. Making a place their own is a huge deal.”

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About Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Inc.

For more than 55 years Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee has provided job training and job placement free of charge to people with disabilities or other barriers to employment through the sale of donated items. In 2014, Goodwill served 28,159 people in Middle and West Tennessee and placed 9.558 people in jobs. More information about Goodwill’s Career Solutions, retail stores and donation centers can be obtained online at  www.giveit2goodwill.org or by calling 1-800-545-9231