SPECIAL INITiative
Pride in the journey to your best self.
Mental health support is vital to ensuring long-term success on the journey to self-sufficiency and personal empowerment. Fresh Start is proud to provide women in the LGBTQ+ community with the resources and support they need to thrive!
From individual workshops to on-going, personalized Success Coaching, Fresh Start is here to help you identify your goals, create an action plan, and take proactive steps on the journey to your best self.
Workshop topics include:
– “How to Engage Within the Queer Community” with One n Ten
– “Education & Support for Parents & Family Members of LQBTQ+” with One n Ten
– “Comprehensive & Queer Sex Education” with Spectrum Medical
– “Navigating the Healthcare Industry & Gender-Affirming Care as a Queer Person” with Spectrum Medical
This project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $52,635 with 15% funded by CDC/HHS and $267,075 and 76% funded by non-government source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
From individual workshops to on-going, personalized support, Fresh Start provides free, wrap-around services in five key areas, equipping you with the tools you need to succeed.
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PILLAR ONE
FAMILY
STABILITY
PILLAR TWO
HEALTH
& WELL-BEING
PILLAR THREE
FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
PILLAR FOUR
EDUCATION
& TRAINING
PILLAR FIVE
CAREERS
Get free, one-on-one support in identifying your needs, goals, and begin charting your path forward.
Get access to in-demand education and career opportunities to make sure you’re set to provide for yourself and your family, both now and in the future.
Become the hero of your own story and thrive! Continue setting and achieving your goals—there’s no limit to what you can accomplish.
Our goal achievement rate
Goal action plans allow women to identify what steps are necessary to build the life they want for themselves.
With support from Fresh Start staff, women are individually mentored and coached through the process of identifying, setting, and achieving goals as they take steps towards self-sufficiency.
Below is the goal achievement rate from the last fiscal year, organized by pillar:
Pillar One:
Family Stability
Pillar two:
Health &
Well-being
Pillar three:
Financial
ManagemenT
Pillar four:
Education
& Training
Pillar five:
Careers
