Goodwill’s The Excel Center is expanding its presence and possibilities thanks to a federal grant and giving people hope.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than 100,000 adults in Shelby County without a high school diploma will soon have new opportunities to graduate and get new job skills – for free.
Goodwill’s The Excel Center is expanding its presence and possibilities thanks to a federal grant and giving people hope, including future graduate Stacey Douglas.
“It’s life changing to me; honestly this is something I tried and tried to do so many times,” Douglas told ABC24.
The 32-year-old dropped out of school as a teenage mother.
However, she never lost hope about one day earning her high school diploma.
“It’s not too late,” Douglas said. “You can do this.”
The now-mother of five kept at it.
Thanks to The Excel Center – Goodwill’s free adult high school and workforce training hub – Douglas will graduate in June with pharmacy and computer software qualifications.
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