Employing People, Improving Lives

Last year we helped over 16,000 North Georgians find meaningful work to better their lives.

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Our Mission Is To Put People To Work

Over the last five years, we’ve helped over 100,000 North Georgians create new lives for themselves and their families

How? We use dollars generated through our stores and monetary donations to operate 14 career centers that provide free job training and placement programs. Our donors, shoppers, and partners make this all possible. Join us in helping support local job seekers improve their lives.

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Donate

By donating gently used items, giving a monetary contribution, or volunteering with us, you are fulfilling our mission.

Shop

Not only can you find unique pieces with savings galore, your purchases help your neighbors find jobs.

Find A Career

We offer an abundance of free resources such as access to computers, a supportive career coach, job training, and more.

Facility Services

Through our building and grounds management services we provide jobs for people with severe disabilities.

Donate

By donating gently used items, giving a monetary contribution, or volunteering with us, you are fulfilling our mission.

Shop

Not only can you find unique pieces with savings galore, your purchases help your neighbors find jobs.

Find A Career

We offer an abundance of free resources such as access to computers, a supportive career coach, job training, and more.

Facility Services

Through our building and grounds management services we provide jobs for people with severe disabilities.

Last Year We Put Over

16,000 Job Seekers to Work

Here's How:

Over 2.9M donors stocked our stores

7.4M shoppers purchased goods in our stores

Those purchases funded 14 Career Centers, CareerConnector.org and Job Training Programs

We worked with over 5,000 employers in industries such as:

Healthcare

Transportation

Logistics

Technology

We helped 31,000 job seekers find a first job, a better job, and a career

Our Success StoriesSee All Success Stories

Meet Veronica

A native of Fulton County, Veronica Lightburn graduated from Arabian Mountain High School and began her college studies at Oglethorpe University. Unfortunately, rising tuition costs prevented Veronica from completing her degree, and she began bouncing around in call center and other customer service roles. During this time, she became more interested in technology and had thought about learning to code, although the idea terrified her.

Meet Aleese

Aleese Ingram, a lifelong resident of Snellville, has always had a passion for sports. Upon graduation, she enrolled at Kennesaw State University with plans to major in business. In May 2021, a friend alerted Aleese to a Facebook post promoting Goodwill’s summer internship opportunity with the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, made possible by the Bank of America grant.

Meet Akin

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Akin lost his sales job in the transportation industry. His ensuing job search proved unsuccessful, so he decided to move his family to Georgia. Settling in Douglasville, he began looking for work and spent six months completing applications and going on interviews to no avail.

Meet April

Although her educational background was in the arts, April Dean Hunter always had a passion for science fiction and artificial intelligence. During her years as an administrative assistant, her interest in computers grew and she began teaching herself web development. As her knowledge of IT increased, April considered a shift to a technology career because the industry is characterized by flexibility. Goodwill helped her make the move to the IT industry.

Meet Deja

SNAP referral Deja Trotter came to Goodwill in September 2019 because she was determined to become a welder. During her initial days in training, while she was assisting with administrative tasks, she told Case Manager Candace Davis that she hoped to be chosen for the Welding program, as she knew it would change her life.

Meet Octavious

When Octavious saw an ad about Goodwill’s Technology Careers Program, he decided to visit the Smyrna Career Center to learn more. With his career path taking more twists and turns than he anticipated, he thought pursuing this program would lead him in a new direction – and the program seemed tailor-made for him.

Meet Alexa

Gainesville resident Alexa Resendiz came to Goodwill’s Oakwood Career Center in August 2021, just a few months before her 19th birthday. She had completed high school in July and was ready to enter the workforce to earn money to help her family. Alexa shared with Case Manager Alex Balla that she wanted to overcome her shyness and build self-esteem. She also needed to find a job that would allow her to be home in the mid-afternoon so that she could watch her younger siblings while her parents were still at work.

Meet Tony

Lawrenceville native Tony Ekeweme is a graduate of Central Gwinnett High School and Georgia State University. An industrious young man, he worked at Georgia State during college and when he completed his degree, he secured a production management position at Ricoh Electronics. Tony’s experience next led him to Hewlett Packard Enterprise where he handled inventory. During this time, he concluded that his interest in business operations called for more in-depth knowledge.

Meet Quandarious

“In 2010, I walked into the South DeKalb Goodwill Career Center as a jobless 18-year-old father,” shares Quandarious Brinkley. Those fateful steps began an 11-year journey with Goodwill. In what he describes as a truly amazing experience, thinking back to that day, he could never have imagined the impact Goodwill would have on his life.

Meet Katherine

Snellville native Katherine Dobbs had been living in Florida with her husband when the COVI0-19 pandemic hit. As a result of the pandemic both her and her husband loss of their jobs. They decided to returned to Gwinnett County and settled in Grayson in October 2020.

Meet Nathan

Gainesville’s Nathan Oliver joined the Marines right out of high school. He served for about six years, which included a combat tour in Iraq. Veterans often have challenges as they readjust, and Nathan’s issues unfortunately resulted in incarceration. Upon his release, he was referred to Goodwill by the Veterans Court.

Meet Veronica

Meet Aleese

Meet Akin

Meet April

Meet Deja

Meet Octavious

Meet Alexa

Meet Tony

Meet Quandarious

Meet Katherine

Meet Nathan

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Shop in Store or Online

We receive thousands of donations every day, guaranteeing that treasures are waiting to be discovered in our stores or online. Don’t forget, every purchase helps support local job seekers.

Find a Store Near You

With 69 Goodwill of North Georgia locations, there is a store and donation center near you.

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Save on amazing finds online today. Choose from thousands of great books on Amazon or wide selection of collectibles and other items on our eBay and ShopGoodwill.com sites.

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Donations Fuel Our Mission

Donate Goods

The proceeds from our sales support the operations of our career centers and other skills training programs.

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Give Monetary Support

Goodwill also accepts monetary donations. Give today and help a job seeker in our community better their life.

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Volunteer Your Time

Give back by volunteering at Goodwill. We have a variety of group and skills-based volunteer opportunities.

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Let Goodwill Help You Find a Job, a Better Job, and a Career

We work with over 5,000 employers to connect job seekers, like you, with jobs in industries such as healthcare, transportation, logistics, technology and more. Through our career centers we can give you the edge to not just find any job, but one that offers sustainable, working to middle class wages.

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