Our History

What started with one truck and one storefront 100 years ago has helped thousands of people in our community receive education, training, jobs, and a second chance.

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 a community where every person regardless of ability situation or background can achieve their greatest potential
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Goodwill Chattanooga Blog

By Lora B May 1, 2025
Every year during the first full week of May, Goodwill organizations celebrate Goodwill Week. This Goodwill Week, the non-profit is encouraging you to “Get to Know Goodwill”. Goodwill is a network of non-profit organizations governed by a local president and CEO and a board of directors. Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area sells donated goods to fund education, training, and employment for people in their 23-county territory in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. For more than 100 years, our area Goodwill has helped people find jobs, support their families and gain the satisfaction that comes from stable employment. Goodwill operates an Opportunity Campus and two Opportunity Centers in our area. Goodwill Opportunity Campus: 6104 Preservation Drive, Chattanooga, 423-629-2501 Goodwill Opportunity Center - East Brainerd: 7601 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, 423-757-9527 Goodwill Opportunity Center – Dalton: 1001 Market Street, Dalton, 706-609-5647 Goodwill operates over a dozen stores and four attended donation centers in our region. The organization employs over 350 individuals, many of whom have barriers to employment. “Goodwill believes that every person regardless of ability, situation, or background can achieve their greatest potential,” said Michelle Turner, Director of Marketing and Communications of Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area. “We are grateful to our donors, shoppers, employees and participants who help bring this vision to life.” Since 1923, Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area has helped people with barriers to employment get the training and support they need to find competitive jobs in the community. Barriers may include physical and developmental disabilities or other disadvantages such as a lack of formal education or a long absence from employment. When you shop or donate to Goodwill, you are helping people in your community turn their potential into opportunity. Visit www.goodwillchatt.org to learn more.  Read the Article Here .
By Lora B April 21, 2025
Congratulations to our 2024 Annual Award Winners!
By Lora B April 21, 2025
Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area is hosting a forklift operator training course in conjunction with Sunbelt Rentals on Monday, April 28, through Thursday, May 1. The class will be held at the Goodwill Opportunity Campus at 6104 Preservation Dr. in Chattanooga. In addition to these types of training opportunities, the Goodwill Opportunity Campus and the two Opportunity Centers in Dalton and East Brainerd provide free employment services such as career assessments, job search support, employment readiness assistance, digital skills training, financial and nutritional education and resume and interview preparation. "Hosting these training events is just one way we contribute to our community," said Rachel Inman, vice president of Mission Service"At Goodwill, we are dedicated to offering resources that support individuals in their job search and future career growth." For more information or to register, contact Cornisha Espey at 423-634-2935 or cornisha.m.espey@tn.gov. Read More Here .
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