Counseling Services Offer Clarity and Calm in Uncertain Times
The stress of financial instability can take a toll on a person’s mental health, leading to anxiety, depression and other illnesses. Knowing this, NFCC has been piloting programs with Summit Counseling Center to provide mental health services to families in need. Since April, Walter Da Silva, a bilingual counselor with Summit Counseling Center, has been […]
Mother of Two Overcomes Major Hurdles to Earn GED
Throughout her life, many people discouraged Magdalena from pursuing her goals, but she refused to listen. Last month, after years of hard work and countless hours of studying, the Guatemalan-American mother of two overcame tremendous barriers and passed the final exam to earn her GED certification. From a young age, Magdalena dreamed of getting an […]
Honda Odyssey Donation Opens Up the World for a Family in Need
When Tania and Bryan and their children moved to Georgia from Connecticut in 2019, they had to get rid of their salvage title car, which can’t be registered or insured in Georgia. The couple recently came to NFCC for financial assistance. When NFCC’s Client Assistance Specialist Ingrid spoke with the family during a 90-day follow-up, […]
Investing in Students Pays Off: A GED Tutor’s Perspective
More than 20 million students have completed their high school education by earning a GED. In the United States, it is a critical pathway to better jobs and advancement to college. To earn a GED, students must pass four exams that many consider more rigorous than high school curricula. It takes a tremendous amount of […]
Synchrony’s Annual ‘Give Back’ Event Gets Employees Engaged
At Synchrony, a national consumer financial services company, supporting local nonprofits is one way the company lives out its values of “Being Caring and Responsible.” In April 2024, Synchrony’s Alpharetta office raised more than $9,000 for NFCC during its annual ‘Doubles Dive’ Event. This year’s event took a different spin. Employees had a a chance […]
Volunteers Keep NFCC’s Garden Growing
Last year, our partners at the Alpharetta Community Agricultural Program helped us build and plant a raised garden in an unused space on our property, right outside the food pantry. The goal was to provide our food pantry clients with fresh, homegrown produce – our most requested items at the pantry. To keep the garden […]
Ukrainian Mother Earns GED After Completing ESL Classes
Yana came from Ukraine a year ago with her husband and three children, after her husband secured work with an American logistics company. Escaping the war-torn country, she left a successful accounting business and arrived in the United States speaking very little English. When she heard about NFCC’s English-as-a-Second-Language Program at her church, Living Water […]
NFCC Classes Help a Roswell-Based Hairstylist Get Ahead
Latisia came to NFCC as a volunteer in the thrift shop just before the Covid pandemic. She owns a hair salon in Roswell, but has been struggling since the Covid shutdown. She went from having eight stylists to having to manage the business and her clients on her own. At the thrift shop, she learned […]
NFCC Expands Workforce Development Program with Workshops
In 2022, NFCC launched a Workforce Development program to help our clients improve their financial stability by establishing and working toward career and financial goals. Initially, the program focused on one-on-one coaching sessions. This year, we expanded the program to include workshops led by industry experts on a variety of career and finance-focused topics. Christina […]
NFCC’s Benefits Screening and Assistance Helps Fragile Family Gain Stability
Maria Amici* came to NFCC feeling completely overwhelmed. Last year, her world turned upside down when her husband John suffered two strokes, causing a debilitating brain injury. His condition requires around-the-clock care, so Maria had to quit her job. With extended family far away and two school-aged children at home, Maria was stretched thin – […]
ESL Classes Help Student Secure New Job
In her home country of Venezuela, Belkys worked in the banking industry. When she moved to the United States six years ago with limited English skills, Belkys was hesitant to look for a customer-facing position in a bank, despite her valuable experience in the field. When she moved to Roswell, she needed a job and […]
Meet Our ESL Instructors
The key to the success of our English as a Second Language program is our incredible instructors. Each instructor goes above and beyond to develop creative and engaging lessons and projects that keep students progressing toward English fluency. They encourage collaboration and community in the classroom, allowing students to break out of their comfort zone […]