Our Impact

Meet Allison Lawhorne Tucked behind a big, white church is a new building that houses a student who has blossomed into a mentor. For this student – Allison Lawhorne –…

Meet Aurelio Santiago Aurelio Santiago was a superintendent for a commercial building contractor. Like many others in his field he was laid off due to the economic downturn. He needed…

Meet Trinithia Beasley Success can be found not just in a goal or destination, but also in the pathway there. Such is the story for Trinithia Beasley. She works as…

Meet Cheryl Johnson When I said I was entering Goodwill’s training program to learn “Green Construction,” everyone’s eyebrows went up. I had no hands-on experience in construction, but with a…

Meet Yessinia Martinez I used to be a teenager heading down the wrong path. But when I found out about Woods Mill High School and Goodwill of North Georgia, my…

Meet Randall Harris In 2005, I was suffering from depression and alcoholism. They had such a grip on me that friends and family began to isolate themselves from me. My…

Meet Jaime Warengo I’ve been determined for a long time. It’s something my mom instilled in me when I was just a little girl. I was born with extreme hearing…

Meet Lisa Smith Background Information Sixteen years ago, I was a professional vocalist on my way to landing a recording contract. However, my life took a dramatic turn when I…

Meet Alicia Battle I thought I had things all figured out: I would finish graduate school, get a job, get married and have children. In my mind, the future was…

Meet Henry Moore Over a year ago, I found myself unemployed. My skills in construction and demolition cleanup were obsolete. In desperate need of help, I turned to the Veterans…