23 May Spotlight: Transitional Employment Services and Mental Health

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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...

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13 May Robert G.’s Story

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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...

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06 May Mission Possible: Celebrating Goodwill Week

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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...

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01 Apr Eric’s Story

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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...

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28 Mar Your Résumé: Making a Great First Impression

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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...

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20 Mar Don’t Let Sentimental Clutter Stop Your Spring Cleaning

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[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...

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07 Mar Lifelong Learning: Digital Literacy at Any Age

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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...

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26 Feb MyFreeTaxes – How You Can Get Assistance

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If you haven’t gotten around to doing your taxes just yet, Goodwill is here to help. Through a joint partnership, funded by the Walmart Foundation, with Goodwill Industries International, United Way Worldwide and the National Disability Institute, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee is offering free...

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19 Feb A Good Day at Lipscomb Elementary

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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...

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01 Feb Valerie’s Story

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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...

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03 Jan Robert’s Story

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"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...

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01 Dec JoAnne’s Story

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"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...

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17 Nov Project Organize: The Finalists

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We'll announce the winner of our Project Organize contest on Wednesday, November 21. In the meantime, we'd love to share with you our finalists' stories. Read on … Meet Cortnie Nashville, TN I am a newly-single mom of three amazing young children, ranging in ages from 8 months...

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01 Nov Caltera’s Story

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Born with arthrogryposis, or clubbed feet and hands, Caltera was told by her doctors that she'd never walk or talk. She wasn't expected to be able to care for herself or be independent. Those negative messages only strengthened her resolve. Caltera walked into Goodwill...

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24 Oct Employee Spotlight: Yolanda

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Yolanda worked as a childcare provider until peripheral artery disease took most of her left leg. She tried to return to work, but no one would hire her — they told her she was a liability. After a year spent at home feeling hopeless, a...

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