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Operation Fresh Start staff, participants, and partners celebrate the completion of the house at 1150 Kamperschroer Way in Sun Prairie. On Thursday, August 13, staff, board members, partners, community supporters, and participants gathered outside a newly completed home at 1150 Kamperschroer Way in Sun Prairie. Together, they stood in front of something tangible: walls raised by participants’ hands, rooms shaped by their effort, and a future strengthened by their persistence.

Levi Doherty outside Operation Fresh Start on February 9, 2026. When Levi Doherty pulls up to a job site today, he’s not just another contractor. He’s the owner of Doherty Chimney, Roofing & Exterior LLC — a growing company serving communities across southern Wisconsin. But more than two decades ago, Levi was a teenager looking for direction. He found Operation Fresh Start (OFS). “I was here in 2000-2001, when you were on Winnebago Street,” Levi said. “I didn’t finish the pro

OFS participants, staff, board members, volunteers, and community leaders joined on July 17 to celebrate the completion of two new houses...

How Operation Fresh Start gave one young man the tools—and confidence—to build a new life A.C. working on a porch remodeling project....