So few have heard of Operation Fresh Start. I hope you will read this and tell someone else!
This organization was started over 30 years ago by a Police Officer in Madison, WI. He saw Disconnected Youth in the community. They needed an outlet.. They needed some reassurance... They needed some success in their lives... They needed Hope...
He started a program in which he gathered the youth and they re-habbed Houses. They turned buildings back into Homes. WOW!
Flash Forward 30+ Years: over 150 Homes, New and Re-hab's Completed, over 6,000 Youth Served!
over a dozen Wisconsin Fresh Start Programs initiated around the State OFS is Stronger than Ever!
Why do I care? I care about people, I care about Young People, I care about Young People that want the same things I want: for myself, our families, our communities, our world...
I care because OPERATION FRESH START Works! Our Youth get life skills training. They finish High School or get their HSEDs. Some need medical care. Some need help setting goals and staying focused. They get the attention they need to grow, to learn to make good choices, to know they matter, to know they can make a positve difference with their lives...
They go on to get jobs, or further their education. They develop Life Missions, they kinds of lives that seemed elusive to them before completing the program.
And yes, they produce Housing. Our Homes our available for sale for families at or below 80% of county median income. We work with agents/buyer broker's, creating the possibility for a transaction that might not occur otherwise.
EVERYBODY Wins... that's why I care.
So of course, a few years back, I agreed to serve on the Board of Directors - I'd like to be there for ever! We have a Charter Board Member, and two other that have been there for 30 years.
Learn about us operationfreshstart.org, and share with me a cause near and dear to your heart.
Thank You All!! Laurie
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