Name has been changed at the request of the employee to maintain anonymity. A few years ago, Vivian’s life looked very different. She was struggling with an addiction and had lost her children. She felt stuck in a dark place and didn’t know how to move forward, so she decided to go to treatment. “The best thing I ever did was go […]
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Before coming to Goodwill, Brianna’s life was filled with challenges. She struggled with addiction, which led her to find herself in and out of jail. Each time she tried to start over, the cycle of addiction and the difficult lifestyle that came with it pulled her back down. She wanted to change, but she didn’t
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Losing someone you love is very hard and can cause deep sadness or lead a person to lose motivation for life. That’s what was happening in Brandon’s life. He was struggling with depression after losing his sister to suicide. Without her, he felt confused and abandoned. They had been living together when she passed away,
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For Valarie, Goodwill has been more than a workplace—it’s been a place of new beginnings and second chances. Valarie grew up facing many challenges. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she eventually went to live with her grandparents. Later in life, she struggled with addiction, and lost contact with her mother. Eventually, Valarie
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Before working with Goodwill, Gary was out of a job and struggling to find direction. Each day felt the same, and he began to believe he wasn’t making a difference in the world. On top of that, Gary was dealing with health challenges that made it hard to stay motivated. He felt isolated, unsure of
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Nelish started at Goodwill just four months ago, but he’s already made a strong impression. Before joining the team, he worked with a WFS case manager for almost a year to find employment. But they struggled to find him a job. When a position opened in the Goodwill store, his case manager asked the store
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Josh first came to Goodwill in 2014 through Vocational Rehabilitation, where he started job training. He had been in other programs in high school, but Goodwill was different. It gave him his first opportunity to earn a paycheck. He worked as a participant at Goodwill until 2020. When the pandemic started, he had to find
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Living without a home often feels lonely and scary. Those are the words Annalisa chose to describe what her life was like when she was homeless. When she came to Goodwill for help it was the middle of winter, the hardest time of the year to be homeless. Not only was she dealing with the
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Being homeless for a night is scary enough but imagine what it would be like to be homeless for almost 2,000 nights. That was the reality for Denise, who lived without a home for five years. She described her life as “a living nightmare” that was “mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausting, depressing, and hopeless.” Overwhelmed
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Destiny was emotionally drained, living in her car with her husband, two dogs, and one cat. She couldn’t get her husband to help with their situation, which left her feeling scared and alone. She was looking for resources and applying to different places to live, but none of her efforts were working. Because she was
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