Fresh Start Housing, LLC.
Where Education Changes Lives

Our Mission is to provide financial literacy education within an authentic living environment that delivers real-world experience. Through mentorship, employment opportunities, structured savings programs, and skill-building courses, we help residents build personal and social responsibility — the foundation of our evidence-based curriculum, A Fresh Start Method. Most residents complete the 15-month program with $5,000–$13,000 in savings, a solid foundation for their fresh start.

Whatever led you here — incarceration, recovery, a hospital stay, eviction, divorce, or a hard turn you didn't see coming — our program has the expertise to help you get back on your feet.

WEEKLY FINANCIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Every resident attends structured weekly classes that turn real budgeting, saving, and prioritization into lasting habits.

A FRESH START METHOD

Providing residents with an education in an authentic environment for real-world experiences.

EFFECTIVE SAVINGS METHODS

An opportunity to save between $5,000 to $13,000 is provided to each participant to stabilize their Fresh Start.

CERTIFICATION

Upon successful completion, receive a certificate showing your achievement in completing our rigorous courses.

Why Choose Us

Immersive Learning

The idea is to provide residents with direct experience in a real-world setting in an authentic environment.

Personal Mentor Support

Practice sessions to enhance skill building with measurable and concrete problem-solving skills.

Bridge Service Support

Residents are encouraged to maintain current care providers to ensure a stabilized transition to independence.

Job Placement Support

We use direct connections with manufacturers in the local area that cater to our resident’s needs.

Resource Library

October 14, 2026

Trained Like a Trauma Clinician

Anchored to: the proposed certification requirement, modeled on trauma-informed care training Clinical social workers don’t get to claim trauma-informed practice […]

Foundations: Financial Literacy 0 51 sec read

October 12, 2026

Policy implications: We All Use the Same Vague Terminology

Source: Definitional Crisis Article A homeless services director said something during fieldwork that captures a whole policy failure in one […]

Foundations: Financial Literacy 0 53 sec read

October 9, 2026

$125 to Save a Life

Anchored to: the outcome, Rachel’s weight loss and improving prediabetes. Rachel didn’t just change her spending. She lost weight. Her […]

Foundations: Financial Literacy 0 59 sec read

Information About Us

We are a Long-Term Transitional Housing Program dedicated to Adult and Community Education.

Location

212 N. 7th St.,
Richmond, IN 47374

LandLine

765-598-5147

Email

inquire@freshstarthousing.com

Fresh Start Housing, LLC.Where Education Changes Lives