Success Stories

Creating a New Path While studying special education at the University of Georgia, Jonathon Clark’s life took an unexpected turn. Clark had a brain aneurysm burst which resulted in a…

Meet Curtis…A Veteran, Trainer and Helping Hand While serving for four years in the Air Force as an Aircrew Life Support Specialist, Curtis Sigur was responsible for ensuring that all…

A Rewarding Leap of Faith Inspired by her daughter Kaylee to transition her baking hobby to to a full-blown business venture, Amber Tellis took a leap of faith and started her own…

Adaptable and Dependable At the age of 12, Tossapop Strickland developed an interest for electronics and soldering. “I began soldering when I was a kid in Thailand with my uncle’s…

Meet Katie: From Anxious to Confident Stephen Hawking once said, “Quiet people have the loudest minds.” For Katie Crunkleton, Hawking’s quote speaks volumes of truth. “Quiet people are deep and…

A Second Chance and Inner Strength the Keys to a Better Life A store associate at Goodwill’s Northeast Plaza store, Richard Soro has been with the nonprofit for more than…

From Breakdown to Breakthrough In 1973, Rickie Parker was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him with a life-changing physical disability. “My left leg and arm were amputated and…

Call it a Comeback Some of Brian Bennett’s past mistakes were the only thing standing in the way of him finding work. He has a criminal background, and needed a…

Brightening up Hamilton Mill If you have visited the Hamilton Mill store within the last three years, you may have seen Chandell Wiley arranging the merchandise, sorting through donations in…

Michael Paywala Every day Michael Paywala walked 30 minutes one-way to the Duluth career center, with each step getting him closer to achieving his goal of creating his own business….