Posts For Tag: "Goodwill of North Georgia"

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…
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It’s been nearly 18 months since Marcus Collins first came to Goodwill. Although he graduated in 2016 from Mundy’s Mill High School in Jonesboro, he felt that the technical training…
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Goodwill of North Georgia works with more than 5,000 local employers and community partners to connect job seekers to meaningful employment each year. Georgia Square Mall, located in Athens, Georgia,…
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Boundless Regeneration After returning home from serving in Vietnam, Marine vet Michael Harden had to overcome another enemy: a cocaine addiction. Overcoming his dependency, Harden was inspired to help others…
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Robert Kennedy is quoted saying, “Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.” For Willie Nesbitt, circumstantial hardships have been plentiful…
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Entrepreneur at Heart An entrepreneur at heart with a go-getter spirit, Taneshia Brooks was determined to become her own boss one day. Unsure of where to start, but confident in…
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The Road to Success For many job seekers who have experienced Goodwill’s services, stepping in the door of one of our 13 career centers is one of the biggest steps…
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From 1983 to 1991 Raymond Jones served in the communications field for the Navy. His role was to send encrypted messages from ship to shore, and he shared mess deck…
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TechBridge and Goodwill have partnered to launch a free, 16-week Technology Career Program designed to prepare individuals for a career in the growing technology and innovation fields. We are looking…
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Meet Dell McKinney, our vice president of donor services. For one full week, he had the opportunity to be “on the ground” with front line staff. Throughout the week, he…
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