Our Impact

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…

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,…

 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…

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…

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…

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…

Ron Wade joins the Goodwill of North Georgia Team as Vice President of Human Resources Goodwill of North Georgia – one of the oldest and largest nonprofit organizations in Georgia…

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…

Twenty-three-year-old Nitaya Robeson-El, a lifelong resident of Hampton, GA, turned to Goodwill of North Georgia in July 2021 after learning about our programs from a friend. Nitaya was employed but…

In February 2019, Eduardo Southerland’s GVRA counselor referred him to Goodwill’s Oakwood Career Center. The Flowery Branch native graduated from North Hall High School in 1998 and spent the next…