Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee is expanding its list of training programs and entering the clean technology space. In partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Nashville Electric Service, Accenture, Grid Alternatives and General Motors, the Solar Installer Training Program will allow participants to have access...
When Jason Ayers entered Goodwill’s Construction & Weatherization Training Program in September of 2023, he felt "underqualified and unprepared" to pursue a career in construction. He lacked a driver’s license, he needed a job and he didn’t have much hope for his future. Regardless of...
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee today announced it received a $55,000 grant from Truist Foundation to purchase computer equipment and software for the benefit of clients participating in a suite of free Information Technology training courses....
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee is thrilled to announce the grand opening and homecoming of its new retail store in Lebanon. This will be the 30th retail store location for Goodwill of Middle Tennessee. The grand opening celebration will take place Thursday, November 30 at...
As we approach Veterans Day, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee wants to shine a light on some of our employees who have served our Nation. This week, if you see a Goodwill employee wearing an American flag pin, please take a moment to thank them...
Jessica Lentz grew up in Shelbyville. As a little girl, Jessica idolized her father, who worked as a surveyor. She would follow him around, carrying his hammer, stakes, pins and other tools, and dreaming of growing up to have a job like his. Jessica had...
Patrick McAuliffe, Army veteran, has worked with Goodwill for eleven years and currently works as a Donation Express Center Lead, which means you’ll see him out and about at our donation express sites helping facilitate donations....
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee is recognizing the men and women who have served our Nation in honor of Veterans Day 2023. Whether they be Goodwill employees, shoppers or donors, Goodwill is honoring veterans’ bravery and commitment for the common good....
Jose had big plans. He wanted to be a doctor, and he was hoping to get a soccer scholarship to Vanderbilt University. But on June 4, 2007, his life was forever changed. ...
When she phoned her pastor’s wife, Katrina Newlin was at the end of her rope. Through tears, she explained that the father of her two children had been mentally abusive for years, and now he was taking methamphetamine. She was filing for divorce, but she...
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...
