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SPECIAL INITIATIVES

Survivor support

Support for the next step on your healing journey.

If you are here, we honor and celebrate your courage and your resilience.

Fresh Start empowers survivors of domestic and sexual violence to regain control in their life by providing access to post-crisis resources and support.

With one-on-one guidance, survivors will engage in goal-setting that allows them to address their needs, prioritize safety, access services, and create opportunities to move from a place of surviving to thriving.

Survivor services include:

  • Confidential workshops on domestic violence education
  • Support groups
  • Confidential, one-on-one coaching with a Fresh Start social worker
  • Address Confidentiality Program information & application assistance
  • Internal and external resource referral sessions
  • Education on domestic violence, safety planning, orders of protection
  • And more

EXPLORE PILLARS:


– Family Stability 
– Health & Well-being 
– Financial Management
– Education & Training 
– Careers 

Please note: Fresh Start does NOT provide crisis intervention services. If you or someone you know is in crisis or an unsafe situation, please call 911. 24/7 domestic violence support is also available by calling 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or texting START to 88788.

Our offerings, at a glance

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

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FAMILY
STABILITY

  • Family Law Support
  • Resource referral sessions
  • Family wellness workshops
  • “She Thrives” program for young women, ages 12-17

PILLAR TWO

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HEALTH
& WELL-BEING

  • Peer support groups
  • Individual heath coaching
  • Mental & physical health workshops

PILLAR THREE

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FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT

  • Collaborative financial guidance sessions
  • Financial literacy workshops on budgeting, bill management, credit card use, home ownership, & more

PILLAR FOUR

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EDUCATION
& TRAINING

  • Small business start-up program
  • Career & vocational training scholarships
  • Workforce training programs
  • Education workshops

PILLAR FIVE

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CAREERS

  • Career training opportunities
  • Employment coaching & career advising →
  • Computer literacy courses →

Focus One:
Stability

Get free, one-on-one support in identifying your needs, goals, and begin charting your path forward.

Focus Two:
Education & employment

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.

Focus Three:
Self-sufficiency

Become the hero of your own story and thrive! Continue setting and achieving your goals—there’s no limit to what you can accomplish.

Proven impact in every step forward.

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