Success Stories

Dedication to Serve 2006 was the year Alexandru “Alex” Balla graduated from high school. While most high school graduates prepare for their next steps in education or employment, Balla was…

Forging a New Future Australian Actress and Director Rachel Griffiths is quoted saying, “There’s nothing as exciting as a comeback – seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting…

A Savory Solution Nothing ignites passion in Orlena Stocks quite like food. For her, food is almost a universal language, whether she is discussing it, preparing it or enjoying it….

From Rock Bottom, a New Beginning “I am a recovering alcoholic and addict,” says Richard “Rick” Lang. No stranger to the trials of addiction, Lang is a U.S. Army veteran with post-traumatic…

A Chance to Come out of her Shell Step one – tap your shoes on a sticky mat, step two – place shoe covers over your shoes, step three –…

Breaking Barriers The United States Department of Labor defines a non-traditional career for women as one in which 25% or less of those employed in the field are women. Yashika…

The Art of Expression In 2012, Olatoye “Toye” Olawoyin moved to the United States from Nigeria in search of opportunity. His mother dreamed of a better life for her children,…

From Past Mistakes to New Beginnings Landing a job after incarceration is one of the hardest aspects of adjusting back into society. For Caleb Blanton, starting his own business seemed…

A Blessing and a Newfound Purpose Blessings come in all shapes and sizes. For Jovanda Martin, they arrived in the form of Workforce Development training at Goodwill of North Georgia’s…

Meet Justin Humility is a core value for Justin McKibben. While he won’t tout his own successes very widely, he has overcome tremendous challenges to get where he is today….