Success Stories

Meet Ashley Parker Ashley Parker never guessed part-time bar tending to put herself through college would inspire her career. She attended Sofia University and majored in marketing and design. While…

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 Angela Stewart I joined the US Army in 1985. Since the early 1990s, I have been an Army reservist who trains fellow Army comrades on how to use mechanical…