NEED HELP?

  • Are you facing homelessness?
  • Being evicted?
  • No food in the cupboard?
  • Hitting roadblocks   with Government   agencies? 
  • Contact us, we are here for YOU!

STORIES & TESTIMONIALS

"Please accept my sincere thanks for what Fresh Start has done for me. Fresh Start helped me and my family through a difficult time, after we were burnt out last year." 

Doris M., Saint John
Read more stories like this here


How you can help?
By becoming financial supporter and advocate for change, you are helping to break the cycle of poverty one individual or one family at a time. ​

Upcoming Events:
FRESH START YWCA
​Lunch & Connect
Monday, December 10th

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Visit our Facebook page to sign up and join the conversation
Fresh Start in partnership with the YWCA invites you to a lunchtime meet and greet, Monday December 10, 2018 at 27 Wellington Row, Saint John NB from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.

In a show of support, two senior executives of YWCA Canada, Maya Roy, CEO and Raine Liliefeldt, Director, Member Services & Development, will be in Saint John on December 10, 2018 to share and discuss some of their experiences working at a national non-profit.

Please join us at the Fundy Engineering Building, 27 Wellington Row, Saint John NB (the original YWCA center) from 12:00 to 1:00. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect personally with the YWCA executives as well as volunteers of Fresh Start and YWCA Saint John and learn how their efforts are making a difference in our community every day.

Please visit the Events TAB for more Event Information





​PRESS RELEASE
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT
February 2018

Fresh Start Services for Women Inc. and the
YWCA in Saint John have formed a strategic partnership 

​As part of this collaboration, the agencies, together, will ensure growth of programs and services for women and their families in Greater Saint John.  Both agencies are pleased to announce their new alliance in conjunction with the launch of the 4th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Gala in Saint John on May 30th 2018
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Sharing an important message on a
​Go Fund Me Initiative for
Lois Merritt:
LINK: Please VISIT GoFundMe:  
Now, it's our turn as part of the community to give back to her that same passion and support. 
Lois has tirelessly worked as a community outreach worker in Saint John since 2002, assisting women and families who are homeless and facing homelessness, ensuring they have affordable housing, household items, income, food, medical, mental health and addiction, family and criminal supports, referrals to various community programs and services attending appointments and advocating on behalf of clients.  Please give back and pay it forward!

OUR MISSION!

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The mission of Fresh Start Services for Women Inc. is to
"reduce poverty and homelessness by offering support, education and advocacy to those in need."



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