Goodwill Week Showcases How The Local Non-Profit Helps People "Transform Potential Into Opportunity"

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.”

Officials said, "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 the area.
• Goodwill Opportunity Campus: 6104 Preservation Dr., Chattanooga, 423-629-2501;
• Goodwill Opportunity Center - East Brainerd: 7601 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, 423-757-9527; and
• 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," officials said.

“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.”

Those interested in learning about Goodwill can find more information at www.goodwillchatt.org.