Congratulations to the Business of the Week – Goodwill Store Tullahoma
The Tullahoma Goodwill Store is one of 17 retail operations in the Chattanooga Goodwill Industries service area. Although the store is one of many retail operations in the 23-county Goodwill region of SE Tennessee and NW Georgia, the Tullahoma Goodwill stands alone in...
read moreWorkers-with-Experience: Goodwill’s SCSEP
Kimberly Crider, Director of the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) which is administered by Chattanooga Goodwill, and SCSEP participants talk about the federally-funded service that helps people 55 years and older return to the workforce with paid...
read moreLori Clay: Ready for HELPs
Lori Clay’s first impression upon walking into the Goodwill HELPs workshop was, “Goldmine.” It is, she explains, not only a treasure trove of equipment: wheelchairs, canes, hospital beds, walkers and more. It is also a huge community asset. “That is why I was drawn to...
read moreEarth Day = Every Day @ Goodwill
Chattanooga Goodwill joined area vendors at the BlueCross BlueShield Chattanooga campus to celebrate Earth Day and to promote the benefits of recycling and eco-living. Both BCBS employees and members of public dropped off more than 2500 pounds of electronics,...
read moreHomeless Outreach Event in Cleveland, Tennessee
This month, I represented Goodwill in a multi-agency coalition with three other non-profit organizations in Cleveland / Bradley County: Family Worship Center Church, the New Life Community Kitchen, and Franklin Academy. Students at Franklin Academy, a cosmetology school, wanted to do something special for the homeless, and were responsible for finding all the necessary resources.
read moreGoodwill Services for Vets
Veterans are a service priority in many Goodwill programs, and veterans 55 years and older who meet certain income requirements are a priority in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). That includes veterans such as 70-year-old James Mayfield, who...
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