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Most program models start with a theory and try to fit people into it. A Fresh Start Method started the other way around. It grew out of seventeen years of direct, daily work with people rebuilding their lives after incarceration, addiction, or homelessness, inside a single nine-bed transitional housing program in Richmond, Indiana.

The Method

A Fresh Start Method developed from years of working directly with people rebuilding their lives after incarceration, addiction, or homelessness.
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For Individuals

Individual certification gives you direct, personal training in that framework through a 1:1 mentorship track, not a self-paced course or a weekend workshop.
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For Organizations

If you operate crisis housing, support, or a transition people through crisis, you already know the gap between having good intentions and an effective system.
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Resource Library

5-month Resident Survey
Program Updates

5-month Resident Survey

The 5-month Resident Survey is an opportunity for seasoned residents to share insight into their experiences. This resident was inspired to add response #6. 4. Trust the program. It works....
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Articles

Why Money Management?

Often overlooked in resolving homelessness associated with recovery is the topic of money. When a person has been working towards sobriety through a rehabilitation service, they are often penniless and...
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Articles

Missing work?

Missing work during the cold and flu season affects impoverished people with increased stressors, anxiety, and depression. Missed days mean missed pay and the additional cost of emergency care. Missed...
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