Success Stories

Gap Inc. – This Way Onward In 2016, Goodwill of North Georgia partnered with Gap Inc. on This Way ONward, an internship program designed to help opportunity youth secure their…
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Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Like Goodwill of North Georgia, the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) has a long history of serving the community. The synergies created by the strong partnership…
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Ace Hardware of South Fulton Charlston Austin and Warren Pegram had been planning for the opening of Ace Hardware of South Fulton for some time…and then COVID-19 arrived. The co-owners…
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Georgia Department of Transportation The partnership between the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and Goodwill was established more than twenty years ago, and during these decades, the lives of many…
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Leverette Consulting Group, LLC Tamiko Leverette’s relationship with Goodwill of North Georgia began in 2007, when she attended the MicroMAX entrepreneurship program with a desire to start her own business.…
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Universal Steel Lithonia-based Universal Steel was founded in 1970 and has made its home in Lithonia, Georgia for more than 50 years. In January 2020, the company was looking to…
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High Growth Business of the Year Award – Accenture Accenture, a leading multinational, Fortune Global 500 company, has had a strong presence in Atlanta for decades, with around 3000 employees…
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When the odds seemed stacked against her, Lyric McGhee found solace in the living room of her sister’s apartment – specifically, the couch. “I had to sleep on the couch…
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Adaptable and Dependable At the age of 12, Tossapop Strickland developed an interest for electronics and soldering. “I began soldering when I was a kid in Thailand with my uncle’s…
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Acworth resident Melissa LaMarsh and her family have donated gently-used items to Goodwill for many years and often noticed the Career Center entrance at the Woodstock store. In July 2018,…
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