Goodwill's day camp integration program, one of several Summer Program Services for youth, serves children ages 6-15 who have been diagnosed with autism at no charge to their parents. Participants maintain skills learned in school and learn new ones. But, most of all, they have...
If you need someone to brighten your day, just visit the Donation Express Center in Hermitage and ask for Eric. The 23-year-old is one of the sweetest and most polite people you will ever meet, and his smile can light up a room. “Eric is always smiling, and it...
Not too long ago, one Career Solutions counselor received an email from a client who had enrolled in our program in January. She had been job searching on her own for a while and was not having success landing interviews. Her computer skills were fairly...
[caption id="attachment_949" align="alignright" width="235"] Tanna Clark, life simplifier[/caption] Spring has sprung and it’s time to start tackling the cleaning and decluttering! I don’t know about you, but as soon as the air gets warmer I fling open the windows and toss out the excess. Okay, not...
The Wedding Gala is Goodwill’s largest event of the year—and possibly the most exciting. At last year’s gala, 13 brides-to-be arrived at the store before 11 p.m. During their several hour wait outside the store, I spent some time with those brides, talking about their wedding plans and their strategies for navigating the...
Where do you dream of being when you are 81 years of age? Retired on a scenic tropical island? Nestled comfortably in the mountains connecting with nature and enjoying the view? Or maybe poolside in your back yard with a great book in hand and...
When many people in Middle and West Tennessee think of Goodwill, they think of Robert. For years now, he has been featured in Goodwill commercials. However, the Goodwill employee is best known for the commercial featuring him singing "It’s a Good Day Today." That song...
Ten years ago, Valerie couldn't hold down a stable job. "My road of destruction began in college," she says. "Alcohol and drugs just seemed to take over my life." Valerie had been unemployed for two years when Goodwill hired her as a...
"Goodwill is more than just a company. It's a ministry, because it encourages people." A retired machinist, Robert quickly learned retirement life wasn't for him. "I needed a little extra income, and I didn't want to sit around the house," he says. "But no one wanted...
"There's a 'blind vine'," JoAnne said with a laugh, explaining how she found Goodwill after a not-so-welcome break from the job market when she moved to Nashville from Delaware several years ago. "I heard about Goodwill from other folks in the Nashville area who are...
