Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee is celebrating National Workforce Development Month throughout September. At a time when millions of people are looking for work, Goodwill is committed to doing its part in responding to the gap in employment and skills training and supporting those who...
A photo collage hangs in the backroom of the Goodwill store in Smyrna, Tennessee. Skimming over the images will allow anyone to see an overwhelming display of support, coupled with a strong sense of pride, sprinkled with touches of humor. The images and messages in...
About 15 members of the Nashville chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction participated in a Magic Behind the Mission tour of Goodwill’s Cockrill Bend facility in West Nashville on May 23. The NAWIC members, who all work in the construction industry, received a behind-the-scenes...
Jessica Lentz was released from prison in January after serving a four-year sentence. It wasn’t the 40-year-old Shelbyville native’s first time behind bars, but she was determined to make it her last. Tennessee Prison Outreach Ministry referred her to Goodwill Career Solutions, where she enrolled...
Khandi Hood was a frequent visitor of the Goodwill Career Solutions Center in Hendersonville before she became a client. Her mother, Amy Jones, is a client of Career Solutions and would often bring Khandi along during her visits to the career center. “Khandi was non-verbal. She...
