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REGISTER for our 40th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!
In service since 1970, Operation Fresh Start has given a "Second Chance" to over 7,000 people, most of whom are young people, ages 16-24. Fresh Start crews have built or extensively remodeled 200 energy-efficient, affordable homes and provided high quality conservation services to restore local parks and natural areas. To celebrate Fresh Start's accomplishments, we are holding a 40th Anniversary Dinner at the Blackhawk Country Club on April 24, 2010. Featured presenters are Tommy G. Thompson and Paul Soglin. The Gala begins at 6:00 with cocktails and silent auction, followed by a delicious dinner at 7:00 pm and the program and live auction at 8:00 pm. Dress will be business attire. Tickets are $100 each, with $70 of each ticket a tax-deductible contribution to Fresh Start. Presenting sponsors for the event are MGE Foundation and CUNA Mutual Group. To register for the event, please click on the above link.
Operation Fresh Start is a youth development program (Watch our Video!)
addressing core issues facing low-income communities: education, employment, crime prevention, affordable housing and leadership development. At OFS, low-income young people ages 16-24 work toward their GED or high school diploma, learn job skills, and serve their communities by building affordable housing. In the process, they fundamentally change their lives and roles in society.
OFS is also a non-profit builder of affordable housing (view available homes now),
each year constructing new or remodeling 8-9 homes. These homes are sold on the open market to low- and moderate-income buyers. OFS is able to provide financial assistance to make the homes more affordable to buyers.
Check out our Sunday Open House Schedule
OFS Trains Young People for Green Collar Jobs:
Operation Fresh Start engages young people in job training and service projects that help protect our environment at the same time they prepare youth for jobs in the emerging Green Economy. All renovated or newly-built OFS homes are certified "Green Built," and all newly-built homes are also Energy Star certified. Operation Fresh Start partners with local government and non-profit agencies to complete projects that protect and improve the natural environment.OFS staff members provide career guidance to young people, exposing them to job opportunities in demand in the region, including career-track green-collar jobs. Read more about green collar jobs by clicking the link above.
Operation Fresh Start NEWS:
Gates Foundation Awards $570,000 to OFS to Help Youth Graduate from College.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $570,000 to Operation Fresh Start to be used over 3 years to provide follow-up support and financial assistance to OFS graduates entering community college. The funds, which come through YouthBuild USA, are part of an ambitious $69 million effort by the Gates Foundation to double the number of low-income students who earn a college degree or vocational credential by age 26.
FREE DANE COUNTY HOME BUYER"S FAIR: Sat., March 20, 2010
Sponsored by the Homebuyer's Roundtable of Dane County. The Fair will be held at the Alliant Energy Center. Learn how to become a homeowner. Meet one-to-one with homeownership experts. Receive your Home Buyer Education Certificate by attending 3 core seminars. To register for the Fair, click on the link above.
Thanks to American Family Insurance, Courtier Foundation, and Interactive Media Solutions (IMS) for their generous support in the creation of this website and the OFS video. Thanks also to Tilt Media for their effective work in capturing the spirit of our program in the creation of the video!
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