Goodwill Annual Report designed by Susie Allen

Dr. Edgar Helms founded Goodwill Industries in 1902 because of his deep
concern for providing what he called “a maximum of abundant living” to
individuals willing to work for a share of the American Dream. His concept of
soliciting donated goods, processing and repairing them through middle skills
training programs, selling those goods in retail stores and using the revenue to
fund additional educational and career development enterprises forms the
basis for the modern Goodwill.
Goodwill Industries of Middle
Georgia and the CSRA continues
to build on Dr. Helms’ vision
by translating his traditional
programs into middle-skills
education through Helms College
and Helms Career Institute.
Founded in 2007, Helms College is the first Title IV eligible post-secondary
educational facility in the world operated by a Goodwill. Its two campuses
in Macon and Augusta each year provide accredited culinary education to
students pursuing one-year diploma or two-year Associate Degree programs.
Supported by wraparound career advisement services to help keep them on
track for graduation, students receive the additional benefit of experiential
learning opportunities through Goodwill’s business enterprises at Edgar’s Bistro
and the Anderson Conference Center in Macon, and Edgar’s Grille and the
Snelling Center in Augusta. Best of all, students receive hospitality education
comparable to other nationally known institutions, but at nearly half the annual
expense. That means students with superior hands-on experience graduate to
employment without overwhelming student loan debt.
Helms College
Offering diploma and Associate Degree programs
www.helms.edu
Macon Campus
Polly Long Denton School of Hospitality
5171 Eisenhower Parkway
Macon, GA 31206
(478) 471-4262
Augusta Campus
3145 Washington Road
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 651-9707
Helms Career Institute
Offering health science and spa services programs
www.helmscareerinstitute.edu
Macon Campus
3076 Riverside Drive | Macon, GA 31210
(478) 785-6866
Helms Continuing
Education
Offering certificate programs in customer service,
medical records, nursing assistant, environmental
services and other community education.
www.helmscontinuingeducation.com
In 2013, Goodwill added health science and spa service programs with Helms
Career Institute, and has plans to expand Goodwill employee and business
professional development programs through Helms Continuing Education.