Success Stories

From a jobless 18-year-old father to a thriving career. “In 2010, I walked into the South DeKalb Goodwill Career Center as a jobless 18-year-old father,” shares Quandarious Brinkley. Those fateful…

Working as a customer service representative, Veronica spent her days talking to clients and assisting them over the phone. While she enjoyed her job, she dreamed of branching out into…

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,…

Goodwill’s Oakwood Career Services team has had a long-standing relationship with the Lanier College Career Academy (LCCA). Surveys of LCCA students have revealed that the ability to work on campus…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…