Success Stories
Employer Recognition Awards 2020: Employer Partner of the Year
Owl Transportation Throughout North Georgia, companies partner with Goodwill to provide on-the-job training sites and hire our program participants. Our job seekers appreciate that they can be matched with an…
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Greenbriar Mall – Shelly Baker, Director of Marketing Goodwill of North Georgia could not succeed in fulfilling its mission of putting people to work without the support of many community…
Read MoreEmployer Recognition Awards 2020: Breaking Barriers Award
Len Foote Hike Inn Eric Graves has been part of the Len Foote Hike Inn (Hike Inn) for 18 years, including five years of living on site. He knows what…
Read MoreEmployer Recognition Awards 2020: Community Training Site of the Year
BH Management Services, LLC The eighth-largest property management firm in the United States, BH Management Services, LLC (BH Management), has had a presence in Atlanta for the last seven years….
Read MoreEmployer Recognition Awards 2020: Micro-Business of the Year
Grizzly Delivery, LLC A native of Liberia, Wesley Chenoweth is pursuing the American entrepreneurial dream, and credits his experience with Goodwill’s GoodBiz program for helping him find the path to…
Read MoreEmployer Recognition Awards 2020: Emerging Partner of the Year
Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Woodstock A beautiful hotel in rapidly-growing Woodstock, the Holiday Inn Express & Suites has been open for almost two years. When General Manager Aisha…
Read MoreEmployer Recognition Awards 2020: High-Growth Business of the Year
Amazon Workforce Staffing – ATL Node Over the last several years, warehousing and distribution have been noted to be among Georgia’s high-growth industries. This trend has been observed across the…
Read MoreSuccess Story: Meet Marcus
It’s been nearly 18 months since Marcus Collins first came to Goodwill. Although he graduated in 2016 from Mundy’s Mill High School in Jonesboro, he felt that the technical training…
Read MoreSuccess Story: Zion Ellis
This Way Ahead Intern Zion Ellis always wanted to work in retail, so when his high school guidance counselor told him about the This Way Ahead program, he knew it…
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