My Story: Morning-Glory

Morning-Glory’s senior year of high school was cut short due to the pandemic. Unsure of what to do next, a family member referred her to Goodwill Hawaii for help and Morning met with her program coordinator, Siniva, to learn more about their services.

Within a few days, she was able to start a job at Burger King, but eventually she reached out to Siniva and told her that she wanted to do something more. Morning and Siniva worked together to research different career paths based on her personality-type assessments and developed an individualized employment plan and career-map that would serve as the foundation on which to build.

Siniva introduced Morning to the Remote Ready Hawaii Program, a new initiative launched by the State of Hawaii as a means to putting their community back to work, remotely, and quickly. Together, they prepared her application and she was one of 80 applicants accepted into the program.

Morning-Glory shared, “At first, I thought this program was too-good-to-be true. I am forever grateful to both Siniva and Goodwill for guiding me to where I am today. I was finally able to leave my dead-end job and step into a career I never could’ve imagined doing—working from home, helping people meet their customer service needs! I love how I always have somewhere to go for guaranteed help and the assistance I get each time is worth every minute of my time. I love this program and the flexibility it gives me to manage my own time, to make a good living for myself, and to live life on my terms. This was not too-good-to-be true.”

Contact your local Goodwill to learn more about similar programs available in your area.