Each year, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee names an Ambassador of the Year — someone for whom Goodwill is not just a store or a nonprofit organization, but more like a way of life. This year, nominations were accepted on social media, and the winner...
Eva Franklin stays so busy helping others, she sometimes fails to consider her own needs. That was the case in April of 2021, when she walked into Goodwill’s Career Solutions Center in Nashville. Over two decades, Eva served as a foster parent to more than 200...
A Goodwill program that prepares promising employees for career advancement did even more for one recent participant — it inspired her to go to college. Mandie Underwood always thought she wanted to be a nurse. But Mandie quit high school in her senior year. Though she...
More than 1,000 pieces of high-end clothing, purses, shoes and accessories by names such as Michael Kors, Nike, kate spade and Cole Haan will be available at bargain prices during Goodwill’s Brand-Name Blowout Event from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18-19, at...
When Kara Isreal was 16, she glimpsed an exciting future for herself in the technology industry. As part of a women’s networking program, the teen from South Central Los Angeles spent a day with a marketing manager from Accenture, a global business management consulting firm specializing...
Thousands of brand-new yuletide items — from lighted trees to outdoor decorations to tree-trimmings — as well as a wide variety of festive pre-loved decor will be sold at bargain prices during Goodwill’s Christmas in July event on Saturday and Sunday, July 17-18....
Erica King describes her job duties in a way some people might find surprising. She says she “gets” to sort donated clothes and she “gets” to put them on hangers. The 31-year-old Goodwill retail associate talks about other parts of her life with the same...
Sylvester Groves drove tanks as a sergeant in the U.S. Army, but he faced his toughest battle as a civilian during the Great Recession. After a decade in the military, the Nashville-area native worked private-sector jobs, including one as the manager of a cleaning company....
Herman Barnes knows the value of a second chance. Every day, as a donation attendant at Goodwill’s South Jackson retail store, Mr. Barnes receives items people no longer need, processes them for sale and sees customers purchase them to give them new purpose....
