Job Readiness Classes Start June 1, Work Program Begins June 8 Stefanie Toups liked Goodwill’s Summer TRAC Job Readiness Program so much, she enrolled in other Goodwill programs also designed to prepare young people for the working world. The Nashville resident’s experiences led directly to a job...
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...
More Than Seventy Participate in Job Fair with 15 Employers at Needmore Road Facility The line of people waiting to get into Clarksville’s newest Goodwill stretched from the front door around the side of the building. Most came for door prizes and bargains on merchandise, but...
Needmore Road Facility to Include Career Solutions Center, Drive-Through Donations Area A multiple-employer job fair, a ribbon-cutting and numerous door prizes are among Grand Opening celebrations planned for Clarksville’s newest Goodwill at 2001 Needmore Road on Friday, May 29. Events get under way at 8 a.m. with...
Twenty-six Teams Participate in Fishing Tournament on Old Hickory Lake The way Trey Burtchaell of Mt. Juliet and his father, Larry Burtchaell of Smyrna, saw it, Saturday was a fairly slow day of fishing on Old Hickory Lake. Having caught only 12 bass, the two men —...
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...
Drivers to Pick Up, Deliver Donations for Free in Midtown Nashville Saturday, May 2 Tens of thousands of Nashville residents will be able to donate clothes to Goodwill with the touch of a mobile device on Saturday, May 2, thanks to a partnership between Goodwill Industries...
Watch Nashville thrifter, Erica Newby shop for cute and casual spring outfits for bargain prices at the Goodwill store on Lebanon Pike!...
Donations to be Accepted April 18 for Festival at Centennial Park Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee will accept donations of gently used clothing, shoes and books at the Nashville Earth Day Festival from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, April 18, in Centennial Park. Nashville’s annual Earth Day Festival...
A Nashville-based professional organizer recently offered a few tips to make Tennesseeans’ spring cleaning efforts easier and more successful, including a suggestion on how to help others in the process. Debbie Keller, owner of Home and Office Transitions and a board member of the Nashville Chapter...
Schools Hosting Goodwill Donation Drive April 11 at Lebanon Premium Outlets The opening of a new Goodwill Donation Express Center in Wilson County will coincide with a community cleanup and recycling event that includes a donation drive for Goodwill by a dozen local schools. The donation center,...
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...
Change Scheduled for April 1 Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee is extending business hours at its stores to better serve customers. Starting April 1, stores will open one hour earlier. New store hours will be 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Sunday.The...
Top Five Fishermen to Receive Cash Prizes in Tournament. Cash prizes are on the line for anglers who hook up with a good cause at the Goodwill Industries Bass Challenge fishing tournament scheduled for 6 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, at Old Hickory Lake. Professional fishing...
After Years of Trouble with the Law, Man Achieves Sobriety, Lands Job Darnell Whitworth had faced Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Steve R. Dozier half a dozen times over the years, but never like this. He was nervous, fidgeting with his uniform as he stood looking...
