Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area

Founded in 1923, Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area is a social enterprise based in Chattanooga, United States working on employment & skills, education, disability +1 more.

Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area is a nonprofit social enterprise based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It runs community-based retail stores that sell donated clothing, household goods and other items, and reinvests the revenue in education, job training, career placement and employment services. It serves people with disabilities and others facing barriers to work, including poverty, incarceration history and limited education or work experience. The organisation works across 23 counties in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. It is an autonomous 501 nonprofit, a member agency of Goodwill Industries International and the United Way of Greater Chattanooga, and is accredited by CARF. It was founded as the first Goodwill in Tennessee in 1923 and operates Opportunity Centers and donation centers in the region.