Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee Headquarters Location
Multiple locations across Middle and West Tennessee
About Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee
Founded in 1957 as a nonprofit organization, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee’s mission is changing lives through education, training and employment.
At Goodwill, we believe in giving a hand up, not a handout — a saying coined by Goodwill’s founder, the Rev. Edgar J. Helms. In the early 1900s, Helms performed missionary work in the slums of Boston. He hired the poor and needy to mend and repair used goods that he collected from wealthy Bostonians. The refurbished items were resold and given to the people who did the repair work, the basis for the mission of Goodwills throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee is based in Nashville, Tenn. The agency employs more than 1,600 people and serves 48 counties throughout Middle and West Tennessee.
We operate 31 retail stores and three outlets, more than 75 donation sites and eight Career Solutions offices. Goodwill is one of Middle and West Tennessee’s largest employer of people with disabilities with more than 89 percent of our workforce reporting some type of disability or disadvantage.
Although affiliated with Goodwill Industries International in Bethesda, Md., we operate independently through our own governing board of directors.
Goodwill accepts gently-used items that donors no longer want, need or use. Those items are sold either in our retail stores or online at onlinegoodwill.com. Revenue from the sale of donated goods helps fund job training services and programs provided by Goodwill Career Solutions. In addition to retail sales, Goodwill depends on several other revenue sources, including state and local grants.
Why Goodwill? At Goodwill, we believe in giving a hand up, not a handout — a saying coined by Goodwill’s founder, the Rev. Edgar J. Helms. In the early 1900s, Helms performed missionary work in the slums of Boston. He hired the poor and needy to mend and repair used goods that he collected from wealthy Bostonians. The refurbished items were resold and given to the people who did the repair work, the basis for the mission of Goodwills throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee is based in Nashville, Tenn. The agency employs more than 1,600 people and serves 48 counties throughout Middle and West Tennessee.
We operate 31 retail stores and three outlets, more than 75 donation sites and eight Career Solutions offices. Goodwill is one of Middle and West Tennessee’s largest employer of people with disabilities with more than 89 percent of our workforce reporting some type of disability or disadvantage.
Although affiliated with Goodwill Industries International in Bethesda, Md., we operate independently through our own governing board of directors.
Goodwill accepts gently-used items that donors no longer want, need or use. Those items are sold either in our retail stores or online at onlinegoodwill.com. Revenue from the sale of donated goods helps fund job training services and programs provided by Goodwill Career Solutions. In addition to retail sales, Goodwill depends on several other revenue sources, including state and local grants.
You Help Change Lives
When you work at Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, you’re part of an organization committed to helping put people to work throughout Middle and West Tennessee. Our mission is changing lives through education, training and employment. We sell donated goods to provide employment and training opportunities for people who have disabilities and others who have trouble finding and keeping jobs. Nine out of 10 of our team members come to us because they need Goodwill’s mission services, but all Goodwill employees help fulfill our mission. Everyone plays an important role at Goodwill. We welcome you to join our team!
Great Benefits:
Health and Prescription Insurance (FT)
Dental, Life, Disability & Vision Insurance (FT)
Paid Bereavement Leave (FT)
Employee Assistance Program (FT)
403(b) Retirement Plan (FT & PT)
Paid Vacation, Holiday, & Sick Leave (FT & PT)
Credit Union Membership (FT & PT)
Direct Deposit (FT & PT)
Family Atmosphere (FT & PT)
Flexible Schedules (FT & PT)
When you work at Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, you’re part of an organization committed to helping put people to work throughout Middle and West Tennessee. Our mission is changing lives through education, training and employment. We sell donated goods to provide employment and training opportunities for people who have disabilities and others who have trouble finding and keeping jobs. Nine out of 10 of our team members come to us because they need Goodwill’s mission services, but all Goodwill employees help fulfill our mission. Everyone plays an important role at Goodwill. We welcome you to join our team!
Great Benefits:
Health and Prescription Insurance (FT)
Dental, Life, Disability & Vision Insurance (FT)
Paid Bereavement Leave (FT)
Employee Assistance Program (FT)
403(b) Retirement Plan (FT & PT)
Paid Vacation, Holiday, & Sick Leave (FT & PT)
Credit Union Membership (FT & PT)
Direct Deposit (FT & PT)
Family Atmosphere (FT & PT)
Flexible Schedules (FT & PT)
Number of Employees in Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee
1,001 to 5,000
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