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Jordan Douglas

Meet Jordan Douglas

Looking for a positive change and new opportunities, Jordan Douglas walked into the doors of the Smyrna Goodwill Career Center, hoping to receive career assistance. Upon his arrival, he met…

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Mia Hooks

Meet Mia Hooks

As a former stay-at-home mom, Mia enjoyed finding good deals on items for her household and liked to thrift shop at Goodwill. Little did she know that she would soon…

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2023 Back to School Campaign

Back to School. Back to Savings. Goodwill of North Georgia is your back to school destination for one-of-a-kind finds. Whether you’re shopping for stylish vintage gear or low-cost school supplies,…

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Micah Young

Meet Micah Young

 At 23 years old, Micah Young has demonstrated that she’s a hard worker. She’s had retail jobs at Ingles and Walmart, and obtained warehouse experience working at Chico’s. She was…

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Diego Hernandez-Millan

Meet Diego Hernandez-Millan

A native of Puerto Rico, Diego Hernandez-Millan spent much of his childhood living in Pennsylvania before his family relocated to Georgia in search of better educational opportunities. His parents and…

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Shaki Shamburger

Meet Shaki Shamburger 

Jonesboro resident Shaki Shamburger came to Goodwill’s Stockbridge Career Center in May 2022, looking for a summer job to help him earn some money before leaving for Middle Georgia State…

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Goodwill Celebrates Sustainability

Earth Day, celebrated on April 22nd in over 190 countries, is a celebration created in 1970 to support environmental protection and sustainability towards our planet. This one-day celebration has since…

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Gary Ford

Meet Gary Ford

Gary Ford came to Goodwill’s Smyrna Career Center in July 2021, interested in the welding program. At the time, Gary was working at Chick-fil-A, but at 28 years old, he…

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