Our Impact

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – Students, seniors and people all across Georgia could soon get a boost thanks to a new broadband access program. Read more: Fulton County launches program to…

A native of St. Louis, Tamara Miller relocated to Atlanta in 2015 in search of a brighter future. By 2019, this self-described lifelong naturalista, unable to find natural and organic…

Seven years ago, Carol Gilbert and her husband left Virginia and relocated to the Woodstock area to be closer to their son and his family. The couple had been employed…

Lilia Aguirre had been working in a manufacturing job at Wrigley’s in Oakwood. This position was very labor-intensive and lacked favorable long-term career prospects. Lilia needed a better job to…

Dylan Walker had just turned 16 and was finishing his sophomore year at North Atlanta High School when he saw information about the This Way ONward 2021 summer internship program….

Kennesaw resident Destiny Motley visited Goodwill’s Smyrna Career Center in late August 2021 to enroll in the Technology Careers Program. When the virtual class began in mid-September, she proved to…

Daniel Phillips began his Goodwill journey in August 2021 when he participated in the Getting Ready for Opportunities in Work (GROW) camp. During the week-long program, Daniel consistently expressed his…

A native of Rochester, NY, Robert Barrett is a self-described “military brat” who settled in Georgia in 1998. Since then, he’s spent time in Atlanta and Gwinnett County, and has…

Howard Simpson’s first experience with Goodwill came in January 2019 when he was a student at Madison County High School. During that semester, he participated in Pre-Employment Training Services sessions…

Nineteen-year-old Kaleigh Crump came to Goodwill’s Dawsonville Career Center in June 2021 after being referred by her Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) counselor. She met with Case Manager Alex Balla…