Vision & Values

Our Founder's Vision

"Friends of Goodwill, be dissatisfied with your work until every person with a disability or disadvantage in your community has an opportunity to develop his fullest usefulness and enjoy a maximum of abundant living".
-Reverend Edgar J. Helms 

Our Mission 

The mission of the Goodwill of North Georgia is to put people to work.

Our Values 

Service:  We exist to serve our communities.

Respect:  We treat all people with dignity and respect.

Responsibility:  We are good stewards socially, financially, and environmentally and hold ourselves individually accountable.

Ethics:  We strive to meet the highest ethical standards.

Diversity:  We embrace diversity in our organization and in the communities we serve.

Safety:  We challenge each other to put personal safety first in all activities.

Improvement:  We challenge each other to strive for excellence and to continually grow, learn and improve.