by Kyle Williams | Jan 29, 2024 | Success Stories
Shirley, who was a single mother most of her daughter’s life, spent years working in the restaurant industry. She was shopping at Goodwill to purchase khakis for her job when she inquired about employment. The manager put her in contact with Kimberly, a career...
by Kyle Williams | Jan 4, 2024 | Success Stories
In 2020, Brittany was sentenced to 13 months in jail for drug charges. When she was released, she said she was “lost.” “I didn’t have a direction,” Brittany said. “I applied for many jobs, and they would all turn me down because of my record.” That’s when Brittany’s...
by Kyle Williams | Dec 18, 2023 | Success Stories
Nyeshia didn’t get the chance to finish high school when she was a teenager because of several distractions in her life, but her dream of getting her high school diploma never died – because she wanted to show her daughter, Na Na, that school is important. After...
by Kyle Williams | Nov 13, 2023 | Success Stories
“I have multiple felonies. I thought I would have to work in a factory for the rest of my life. I never thought I could be anything. Not only did Goodwill give me a chance to work there, but they helped me leave.” Tracy was living in a sober living home when she...
by Kyle Williams | Oct 23, 2023 | Success Stories
In Joshua’s past, he ran with the wrong people and “got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time,” which led to a drug charge and a two-year sentence in a federal penitentiary in Kansas. When he was released, he was sent to a halfway house in Bowling Green, two...
by Kyle Williams | Oct 9, 2023 | Success Stories
In 2012, after losing his job at a local pizza joint that closed down, Joseph was introduced to Goodwill through Life Skills, an agency designed to connect people with disabilities to the resources they need. In Joseph’s case, that was employment. For the last two...
