11 Jun Sharing The Light: Story Of Inspiring Goodwill Employee Leads To Positive Developments
After an accident robbed him of his ability to walk, Danny Stephens was adrift — searching for something or someone to show him the way. ...
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- Goodwill Receives $10,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support Adult Digital Literacy
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11 May Recipe For Renewal: Goodwill Call Helps Ailing Chef Amid Pandemic
Michael McDade’s life had already been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but when he awoke on the morning of March 22, his world actually looked different. ...
01 Apr From Homeless To Goodwill To Full-Time College Student: The Amazing Journey Of A Single Mom Of Five
For more than 15 years, Manika Ringo devoted her life to supporting her family. But she kept one dream for herself alive: Someday, she would graduate from high school....
13 Sep Keep on Truckin’: At Goodwill, Young Man Makes a U-Turn on Troubled Life
As a young boy, Devon dreamed of one day becoming a police officer, but by his late teenage years, he was spending much of his time dodging police....
24 Jul Obion County: a case study in Goodwill’s community impact
Last year alone, the Goodwill Career Solutions Center in Union City assisted 1,888 people with employment opportunities and training, including 720 Obion County residents or about 5.6 percent of the county’s total workforce. Of those served, 676 people landed a job....
08 Jul Law Boosts Transparency, Accountability for Donation Bins
The sponsor of new Tennessee regulations on donation collection bins says she believes the rules will go a long way to protect legitimate charitable organizations, such as Goodwill, and citizens who donate to them. ...
02 Jul Different Lives, Similar Paths: The Power of Work Offers Hope
The path that brought Amgad to Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee began in Egypt, but in many ways it was similar to those taken by thousands of other people who get help from Goodwill each year....
30 Jun James Was Living the Good Life, Lost It All, And Now is Rebuilding Through Goodwill
(Middle Tenn.) — Two days after James got out of jail, his former neighbor met him at a Nashville probation office with all of his possessions stuffed into her car. James took four suitcases, which was all he could carry. “I don’t know what became...
01 Jun Paul’s Story
Paul was selling residential windows in Detroit six years ago, but the recession clouded his ability to see a future for himself in that hard-hit city. So, he packed his van with his belongings and moved to Nashville. “When the housing market went south, so did...
04 May Grace’s Story
When Grace came to Goodwill Career Solutions in 2011, she’d been unemployed for more than a decade. “It had been a struggle to try and live life and care for my children without a job,” she said. “I had a lot of depression.” She said it particularly...
01 Apr Jerry’s Story
After nine months behind bars, Jerry walked out of jail and into a world almost as cold and hostile as the one he had left. He was homeless and unemployed for a year. He finally entered a church seeking help. From there Jerry was taken to...
02 Mar Deontae’s Story
“He’s very close with the people that work with him,” explained store manager Chuck Nebel. “He is a pleasure to work with. He sees joy in everything and loves Goodwill.” Repeat donors who bring their gently used clothes and household items to the Goodwill store on...
02 Feb Debi’s Story
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05 Jan James’s Story
For 38 years, James worked in the funeral home business. He was there for people in their hour of need, consoling their sorrows. But when James lost his job in 2011, it appeared that no one would be there for him. He applied for jobs at...
02 Dec Floyd’s Story
Floyd had been living the street life for more than 10 years. "I had a drug and alcohol problem, and I kept going to jail," he said. In 2008, Floyd reached an all-time low and decided it was time to turn his life around. At the time,...
