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. ​

Sharing information for the

Saint John Community Services Database

Your guide to government and community programs and services in
Saint John, New Brunswick

http://www.saintjohninfo.ca/
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Covering the following Service Categories: 
 Service Categories
 Basic Needs
 Consumer Services
 Criminal Justice and Legal Services
 Education
 Environment and Public Health / Safety
 Health Care
 Income Support and Employment
 Individual and Family Life
 Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services
 Organizational / Community / International Services
 Target Populations

*Provided by the 
The Human Development Council 
​www.sjhdc.ca

In Loving Memory
​of
Lois Merritt
May 31 1969 - Dec 28 2018

On behalf of the Fresh Start Services Staff and Board of Directors, we send a sincere thank you to everyone who sent positive words, heartfelt condolences and shared the message of Lois passing. 
She was an amazing woman who touched so many lives and will forever be remembered as a respected leader and advocate for our community.
  May you rest peacefully
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Obituary & Tribute Wall for Fundy Funeral Home
Lois 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. 

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In The News:

CBC Information Morning: 
​Lois Merritt, founder of Fresh Start housing remembered
Radio Interview with Melanie Vautour
Link:  
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/information-morning-saint-john/segment/15659662

Shared from cbc.ca/listen: Listen to CBC Radio's live streams and shows on demand.

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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