Success Stories

Nineteen-year-old Kaleigh Crump came to Goodwill’s Dawsonville Career Center in June 2021 after being referred by her Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) counselor. She met with Case Manager Alex Balla…

Georgia native Harold Murden’s work experience included furniture and appliance delivery, but more recently he had been doing custodial work at Amazon through a third-party contractor. The contract ended in…

Dionne Butts was used to being busy. The Lithia Springs resident maintained an active lifestyle and was employed in warehouse work until she was diagnosed with MS in 2015. Staying…

Union City resident Corey Osley had years of experience in warehouse work, spending a lot of time on a forklift, but always dreaming of bigger machines. In July 2021, he…

Lawrenceville native Tony Ekeweme is a graduate of Central Gwinnett High School and Georgia State University. An industrious young man, he worked at Georgia State during college and when he…

Gainesville resident Alexa Resendiz came to Goodwill’s Oakwood Career Center in August 2021, just a few months before her 19th birthday. She had completed high school in July and was…

Cobb County native Octavious Williams had long been interested in fitness, earning an exercise physiology degree from Valdosta State University. He planned to become a clinical exercise physiologist, but after…

SNAP referral Deja Trotter came to Goodwill in September 2019 because she was determined to become a welder. During her initial days in training, while she was assisting with administrative…

Originally from Colombia, Javier Gongora immigrated to Georgia in December 2019. He came to Goodwill’s Athens Career Center in February 2020, interested in the welding program. With 10 years of…

When the odds seemed stacked against her, Lyric McGhee found solace in the living room of her sister’s apartment – specifically, the couch. “I had to sleep on the couch…