Summer GROW 2026
Getting Ready for Opportunities in Work
- For Georgia students with disabilities, ages 14-21
- Sessions held throughout the state
- June – July 2026
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Pre-ETS Program
Grow is a week-long experiential program that exposes students to work readiness training, career exploration, self-advocacy, and other activities, all delivered in the community in which the student resides. Each day is filled with experiences from five required areas:
- Work Readiness Training
- Self-Advocacy
- Job Exploration
- Work-Based Learning
- Counseling
Augusta-Area Dates: July 20-24 & July 27-31
Connect with Tatanisha Tucker, Management of Workforce Development at ttucker@goodwillworks.org or 706-739-6014.
Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA must receive an authorization from GVRA for each student prior to starting the session. Parents, schools, students, and current GVRA providers interested in participating should contact their local GVRA VR office for more information.
Goodwill Career Education
Goodwill Career Education is an arm of Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia, Inc. that provides educational and training programs to those seeking “a hand-up” in the career world. The goal as with all Goodwill programs is to assist individuals with the skills and resources required to garner and retain competitive employment. These courses were designed to assist individuals to transition
to a new career or advance in the career in which already employed.
Goodwill Career Education offers training programs in the following industries:
- Business & Technology
- Health Services
- Industrial Trades
Looking to further your education and training?
Helms College
You learn by doing. You want real-life experience to match your education. You’re ready for a career now. You belong at Helms College.
Our instructors are fantastic in the classroom, but they really love teaching through real experiences. Sure, we have culinary labs and working gardens, healthcare labs and industrial
workshops. We also have several applied learning venues that not only immerse you in real-life
work, but they also build up your resume, so you stand above other job applicants.
Our high job placement rate post-graduation is impressive, but what’s most important to us
is that our students enter the workforce with confidence.
View more information at www.helms.edu