Posts For Tag: "community impact"
Success Story: Curtis Sigur
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…
Read MoreGoodwill Spotlights: Our Children’s Keeper
Bringing Home Atlanta’s Children The numbers for child sex trafficking are staggering. In fact, human trafficking is said to be the fastest-growing criminal activity in the country. Within the United…
Read MoreSuccess Story: Tossapop Strickland
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…
Read MoreGoodwill Spotlights: Helping Oppressed Mothers Endure
Filling Atlanta homes with love, and so much more “A house is made of bricks and beams. A home is made of hopes and dreams.” For the single mothers of…
Read MoreGoodwill Spotlights: SheWill
SheWill: Teaching Financial literacy with a side of self-esteem and empowerment At a 2013 Financial Literacy and Education Summit held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Former Consumer Financial…
Read MoreKeeping a Forever Home with HouseProud Atlanta
The AARP recently found that 87% of senior citizens wish to age in place, remaining in their own home without having to move to an assisted living facility or different…
Read MoreGoodwill Spotlights: The Ellis School of Atlanta
Communicating and Caring at The Ellis School Not every child learns the same way. And even the most effective and veteran teachers are not always equipped with the time or…
Read MoreGoodwill Spotlights: Atlanta Center for Creative Inquiry
Building the Next Generation From the Ground Up Author and entrepreneur Jim Rohn once said that “whatever good things we build end up building us.” The Atlanta Center for Creative…
Read MoreGoodwill Spotlights: Love Beyond Walls
Love and Dignity, Beyond the Walls in Atlanta For the homeless population of Atlanta and cities around the world, a place to sleep at night and finding stable housing have the…
Read MoreGoodwill Spotlights: Märchen Sagen Academy
Atlanta’s School of Rock The Märchen Sagen Academy offers professional-led training for kids in everything from stop-motion animation to voice over work. Led by Executive Director Couleen LaGon, a video…
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