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$700,000 grant to help Goodwill with second chance program

Goodwill of Northeast Georgia recently received over $700,000 from the US Department of Labor. The grant will help fund a new program that provides skill training to young adults impacted by the legal system living in the Athens-area. Jenny Taylor is the Vice President of Career Services and Chief Mission Officer at Goodwill of Northeast Georgia. She sat down with WUGA’s Emma Auer to discuss the program.

Emma Auer is an award-winning reporter who joined WUGA as a full-time producer in 2024. She is also a graduate student in UGA's Romance Languages Department, studying French and Spanish. She covers the breadth of Northeast Georgia stories, from Athens City Hall to Winterville farmers' markets. Emma's work has also been heard on Georgia Public Broadcasting.