Goodwill of North Georgia has released its annual Impact Report commissioned through Elliot D. Pollack and Company, in recognition of the organization’s 98th anniversary. The 2022 report highlights the immense economic growth Goodwill has created in 2022 as well as over the past decade specific to the overall impact in job creation and placement, livable wages for workers, and total fiscal output for the state of Georgia.
Goodwill of North Georgia has been working for decades to effectively identify the workforce needs of North Georgia communities and develop programs to train people across a wide range of skilled trades and career opportunities. Its 14 career centers are dedicated to providing no-cost job training, placement, case management, work support, paid internships, and opportunities to anyone in need.
In 2022 alone Goodwill of North Georgia employed and connected 19,254 people (3,000 directly employed by Goodwill; 16,254 community jobs placements) with work opportunities. The ripple effect throughout the economy generated an economic impact of $997,100,000. Additionally, the organization remains the number one Goodwill in the country for both connecting people with jobs and serving African American career seekers.
Over the past decade, Goodwill of North Georgia has continued to deliver on its promise to put people to work by greatly contributing to Georgia’s job growth, livable wage opportunities, and total economic output numbers, including: total job placements of 183,056 and economic output of $8.9 billion.
“As we celebrate our 98 years of service, we are thrilled by the tremendous impact we continue to provide in communities across North Georgia,” said Keith Parker, President & CEO of Goodwill of North Georgia. “Our career centers allow individuals to obtain proper job training, gain life changing employment opportunities, and contribute to the state’s growing economic impact. In fact, we are pleased to report that just last month Goodwill of North Georgia placed more than 2,900 people in jobs – 81 percent of those being living wage positions. Additionally, in the last four out of five months we’ve already confirmed the highest placement numbers we’ve ever had as an agency. 2023 is gearing up to be one of our most groundbreaking years to date.”
To learn more about Goodwill of North Georgia’s career services and job training programs, visit www.goodwillng.org.
