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When most people think of a cleaning service, they envision someone quickly tidying up an already organized home, but for Jo Fernandez,...

Carlos Rubio’s journey from a participant at Operation Fresh Start (OFS) to a dedicated leader with Dane County Parks is a story of...

Monica Mims, a proud graduate of Operation Fresh Start (OFS) in 1999, has forged an impressive career as a Marketing Professional,...

Santi with OFS Executive Director Brian McMahon (left) and OFS Expeditor Jeff Reed (right). In 2011, Santiago "Santi" Teniente embarked...

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...

Maurisa, an OFS alum, talks about her time with OFS, accessibility in nature, and why "queer" fits her perfectly.

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...

Ismael Cid transitions the construction foundation he built at Operation Fresh Start into an architecture career.

Operation Fresh Start staff member Ericka Booey and her son Jermaine (an OFS alum) both graduated from the UW Odyssey Project. They...

How Operation Fresh Start helped De'Andre Alexander find clarity about his career path after graduating high school. By Ethan Seidenberg,...