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Patrice Baugh
Many years ago, I saw a sign on a metro bus that advertised computer skills and ten-key skills—skills and experiences I didn’t have. I kept seeing them advertised in the newspaper by employers, and I...
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Mel Yawn
I was born with spina bifida and throughout my life, I’ve had 24 major surgeries. Before coming to Goodwill Industries® of North Louisiana, I sat at home doing nothing but staying on the Internet, and...
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Christie Jarrell
I was raised in North Carolina with my mother and my stepfather. Their relationship was physically violent. As I got older, I had two children at a very young age and started to abuse alcohol and...
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Doyle McGee
Prior to Goodwill®, I was an alcoholic in recovery. I had only been clean and sober for approximately two years. I was doing well from the physical perspective, but mentally, I had a long way in which...
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Barbara Delbridge
I came to be involved with Goodwill Industries® Serving Central Virginia and Hampton Roads in 2006, when I came home from a correctional facility. I had to apply for Temporary Assistance for Needy...
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Candace Cameron
I graduated high school in 2004, and shortly afterward I had my daughter. I was unemployed, in debt and limited in my financial resources. I was really down and out, and trying to find my way so that...
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Richard Castillo
In 2008, I moved from Connecticut to Athens, GA, after separating from my wife. I moved to be closer to my daughter. Being new to the Athens area, finding a job was hard. One of my friends told me...
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Paul Basel
Happily, I can say that I am one step closer to my goal of going to college, thanks to the Community-Based Work Adjustment program at Goodwill® in Columbus, Ohio. I have Asperger’s syndrome, a type of...
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Cheryl Godwin
. I received my bachelor’s degree in business management in 1991 from North Carolina State University. Since I had already been working part time for a company, I was given a full-time position after...
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Jason Tobey
I spent my high school years growing up in a small town in Northern California. Though I was a good student, there were very few resources to help me choose a financially feasible course to college,...
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