Fresh Start Womens Foundation

FRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION PROVIDES EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN TO POSITIVELY... FRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION PROVIDES EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN TO POSITIVELY TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY.

CAREER, EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES: FRESH START CAREER SERVICES SUPPORT WOMEN IN THEIR JOURNEYS TO NEW AND BETTER TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT. IN FY24, FRESH START PROVIDED 906 ONE-ON-ONE CAREER COACHING SESSIONS AND A PLETHORA OF CAREER WORKSHOPS SPANNING THE TOPICS OF INTERVIEWING, JOB SEARCH, AND RESUME WRITING SKILLS. ONE OF THE NEWEST CAREER OFFERINGS THIS YEAR IS "EMPOWER HER: EXPLORING FRESH START'S CAREER TRAINING JOURNEY FOR WOMEN; A WORKSHOP DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING WOMEN TO DISCOVER THEIR STRENGTHS AND PREPARE FOR UPCOMING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. WOMEN EXIT THIS WORKSHOP WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE NECESSARY TO PURSUE AND ACHIEVE THEIR CAREER ASPIRATIONS. IT PAVES THE WAY TOWARDS A SELF-SUFFICIENT FUTUREONE WHERE WOMEN CAN CONFIDENTLY STAND ON THEIR OWN TWO FEET AND THRIVE. FRESH START OFFERS A BREADTH OF EDUCATION OFFERINGS SPANNING THE TOPICS OF FINANCIAL AND COMPUTER LITERACY, PARENTING, HEALTHY LIVING, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND GROWTH, GOAL SETTING, RESILIENCY, AND A WIDE VARIETY OF OTHER PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TOPICS. THESE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND WEBINARS ARE FACILITATED BY HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF AND INSTRUCTORS, ALONG WITH COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS. THERE WERE 10,379 WORKSHOP ATTENDEES THIS YEAR, WHO REPORTED A 94% OVERALL SATISFACTION RATE.FRESH START OFFERS UNIQUE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS TO TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR OUR CLIENTS WHO ARE EAGER TO PURSUE THE NEXT LEVEL OF THEIR EDUCATION AND CAREER GOALS. THIS LAST YEAR, 309 WOMEN ENROLLED IN A CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM. FRESH START AWARDED A TOTAL OF $341,875 FOR CAREER AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EMPOWERING WOMEN TO GAIN THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO THRIVE IN A NEW CAREER. FRESH START COLLABORATES WITH NUMEROUS EMPLOYERS IN THE VALLEY, INCLUDING INTEL, CVS, JPMORGAN CHASE AND BANK OF AMERICA TO PROVIDE WOMEN ACCESS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN TODAY'S TOP INDUSTRIES.

FAMILY STABILITY: FAMILY STABILITY HELPS WOMEN NAVIGATE ARIZONA'S COMPLICATED LEGAL SYSTEM AND COURT PROCESS, SUPPORTING CLIENTS THROUGH DIVORCE, SEPARATION, ORDERS OF PROTECTION, CHILD CUSTODY AND CHILD SUPPORT, AND ALL OTHER FAMILY LAW ISSUES. FAMILY LAW SUPPORT STAFF CONDUCTED 1,797 INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS WHICH PROVIDED WOMEN WITH LEGAL INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE WITH DOCUMENT REVIEW AND/OR DOCUMENT PREPARATION FOR THEIR DIVORCE OR FAMILY LAW MATTERS. OUR FAMILY LAW INFORMATION SESSIONS BREAK DOWN THE BASIC TERMINOLOGY AND PROCESS OF A FAMILY LAW COURT. WOMEN CANNOT BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT WITH FAMILY LAW LEGAL ISSUES HOLDING THEM BACK; FAMILY LAW SUPPORT HELPS REMOVE THIS BARRIER BY EQUIPPING WOMEN WITH APPROPRIATE KNOWLEDGE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES IN COURT AND AFFORDABLE DOCUMENT PREPARATION.FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: ECONOMIC STABILITY IS THE GATEWAY TO A BETTER LIFE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND GREATER FREEDOMS. WITH MONEY MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND FUTURE PLANNING, WOMEN CAN BE IN CONTROL OF THEIR FINANCES RATHER THAN HAVING THEM CONTROL THEM. FRESH START OFFERS FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS AND ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT COACHING. THESE WORKSHOPS AND SESSIONS INCLUDE TOPICS FOR SUSTAINED FINANCIAL SUCCESS SUCH AS: BUDGETING, CREDIT AND DEBT MANAGEMENT, SAVINGS, AND HEALTHY MONEY HABITS, RENT & LEASE ASSESSMENT, CREDIT SCORES, AND HOME OWNERSHIP. OF WOMEN SERVED IN FY24 85% OF FY24 CLIENTS HAD LOW TO MODERATE INCOME WITH MORE THAN 67% REPORTING LESS THAN $25K HOUSEHOLD INCOME.

SOCIAL WORK SERVICES: SOCIAL WORKERS SUPPORTED WOMEN WITH AN ARRAY OF EXPERIENCES AND STRUGGLES, INCLUDING THEIR BARRIERS TO SUCCESS, RESOURCE NEEDS, GOAL SETTING AND PROBLEM SOLVING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT, BOUNDARY SETTING, AND MUCH MORE. 553 RESOURCE COACHING SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED TO GET WOMEN CONNECTED WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND ENROLLED IN THE FRESH START IMPACT PROGRAM. FRESH START'S TEAM OF SKILLED SOCIAL WORKERS CONDUCTED 1,830 ONE-ON-ONE SOCIAL WORK SESSIONS LAST YEAR SUPPORTING WOMEN IN CREATING PERSONALIZED GOALS, RESULTING IN 84% OF SOCIAL WORK CLIENTS ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE-ON-ONE COACHING SESSIONS, WOMEN ATTENDED SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT GROUPS, BUILDING COMMUNITY, WHILE ADDRESSING TOPICS SUCH AS BOUNDARY SETTING, CODEPENDENCY, ADDICTION, AND SO MUCH MORE. SOCIAL WORK SERVICES SUPPORT WOMEN AS THEY OVERCOME HURDLES AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND DREAMS.

WELL-BEING SERVICES: FRESH START OFFERS A BREADTH OF OFFERINGS THAT IMPACT THE HEALTH & WELL-BEING OF CLIENTS. THE SERVICES INCLUDE MENTORING, PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS, SUPPORT GROUPS, HEALTH COACHING AND HEALTH WORKSHOPS. THESE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND WEBINARS ARE FACILITATED BY HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF AND INSTRUCTORS, ALONG WITH COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS. THERE WERE OVER 5,573 WORKSHOP ATTENDEES THIS YEAR.