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Operation Fresh Start (OFS) and Reach Dane ’s Community Resource Block Party on Thursday, August 29,   was a tremendous success, with...

As the school year kicks off, we’re excited to highlight some of our recent Operation Fresh Start (OFS) graduates who are taking the next...

This summer, Lydia Partee, Operation Fresh Start’s CareerPoint Coordinator, led a group of young professionals through the Essential...

The 2024 Summer Trades Academy graduates with OFS and WRTP Big Step staff and local union representatives. Operation Fresh Start (OFS)...

OFS staff, participants, and Sun Prairie elected officials at 1108 Kamperschroer Way in Sun Prairie. Operation Fresh Start (OFS) held an...

Operation Fresh Start (OFS) is thrilled to announce the appointment of four new director positions within the organization. This marks a...

Operation Fresh Start (OFS) nominated Legacy participant Devin Grob for the 2024 YouthBuild AmeriCorps Spirit of Service Member of the...

Operation Fresh Start (OFS) welcomed attendees of the 2024 YouthBuild Midwest Regional Convening to Madison on June 20-21 where more than...

Build Academy's first house was constructed from the ground up by young adults training for a career in the trades.

Brian McMahon, current deputy director of Operation Fresh Start, has been announced as the nonprofit's new executive director.

In the spring of 2023, Salix had recently started his career journey. Now, he's turned that career interest into a sustainable pathway.

CareerPoint celebrated the graduation of its pilot cohort before the participants head off to their UWCU job training.

After 13 years of service, Greg Markle will be retiring as Executive Director in the spring of 2024.

Jody Weyers, Development Director for OFS, talks about including OFS in her estate plan.

Honoring an OFS alum In 2016, Charles Jackson graduated from what is now called Build Academy after completing the Legacy program. He was...

By Isabella Nohara, OFS volunteer It’s been twenty-eight years since he first enrolled in an Operation Fresh Start program, but John...

Many people know of the services that funeral homes provide, but few people think about funeral services as a career pathway. That...

Spring is prescribed burn season in the Midwest! Prescribed burns are intentionally set fires within a predetermined area, helping to...

On Wednesday, March 29, Operation Fresh Start hosted a forum for Madison Metropolitan School District school board candidates as they...

In celebration of Women in Construction Week, Nia from Operation Fresh Start of Madison, WI talks about her experiences in construction.