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Success Story: Curtis Sigur

While serving for four years in the Air Force as an aircrew life support specialist, Curtis Sigur was responsible for ensuring that all flight and safety equipment was in perfect…

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Success Story: Kelly Ngu

A Perfect Match Step one – tap your shoes on a sticky mat to remove rogue dust. Step two – place cloth covers over your shoes. Step three – put a hair net over your hair, or…

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Success Story: Lisa Smith

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…

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Success Story: Alicia Battle

Meet Alicia Battle I thought I had things all figured out: I would finish graduate school, get a job, get married and have children. In my mind, the future was…

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Success Story: Angela Stewart

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…

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Success Story: David Carr

Meet David Carr For two years, I struggled to live off of my disability income, I was unable to work in my trade as a welder and I was computer…

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Success Story: Henry Moore

Meet Henry Moore Over a year ago, I found myself unemployed. My skills in construction and demolition cleanup were obsolete. In desperate need of help, I turned to the Veterans…

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Success Story: Kristina Armstrong

Meet Kristina Armstrong I am currently a manager at Goodwill’s Buford Highway career center. I am also one of Goodwill’s biggest fans. I’ve seen so much growth in my 10…

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Success Story: Robby Harmon

Meet Robby Harmon Background Information I had jobs before turning to Goodwill for job-search assistance, but they weren’t consistent. They didn’t always provide a full 40-hour workweek and they didn’t…

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