Blogs and Stories
From Local Good Center Student to Staff: Mariana’s Story
Meet Mariana... a determined Venezuelan immigrant who found her path to success through the doors of the Local Good Center.
Respite Nights Make a Difference
The Local Good Center and Chase Oaks Foster Care/Adoption Team are helping to meet huge and often-hidden needs in our own backyard. Read about how they are making a difference, here.
Making a Difference One Resume at a Time
We can all make a difference. Read the inspiring story of a recruiter who's using her expertise to review resumes for job seekers in the Local Good Center's Job Readiness program.
How Shoes Taught Me About Gratitude
A volunteer shares some heartfelt reflections on lessons learned at the Local Good Center's "We've Got Your Back" school supply drive.
Steps to Employment - A Local Good Center Success Story
Meet Magy: a wonderfully charismatic, vivacious, bilingual mother of one who has a big heart for people. She came to see me at our offices when she heard we had opened and were offering Job Readiness services.
The Bridge Scholarship Program is Here For Good
Jay Volk is part of the Bridge, a nonprofit that invited Chase Oaks Family Center students to write an essay about how they would use a scholarship to improve their lives. Learn more about the impact of this partnership, here.