Our Vision
To provide a transitional housing community that encourages women to reach forward to “A New Normal”.
Our Mission
Fresh Start for Women provides a safe, affordable transitional housing environment for single women who have completed an addiction recovery program or are facing other life challenges to transform them into the women they were destined to be.
Fresh Start for Women is a 501c3 non-profit, but the government does not recognize us as a religious entity. Our Board of Directors are all committed Christians and we lead by example in hope that others will follow and ask us from where we get our strength, provision and joy.
We honor the Lord Jesus Christ and run Fresh Start for Women by Christian principles yet don’t demand our residents adhere to any particular religious beliefs or practices. The Bible is inspiring and empowering and guides our decisions. Jesus walked out the Father’s love and it drew people to the Kingdom and that’s what we attempt to do for the Fresh Start Community.
What we offer
SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
• On-site manager
• Stable community environment
• No drugs or alcohol
• Security cameras
• Water, gas & laundry room provided
WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL RESOURCES FOR:
• Addiction recovery
• Budgeting, parenting & other life skills
• Counseling & inner healing
• Bible studies
• Educational & employment advancement
• Nutrition & cooking
Guidelines
For single women or women with children
No Pets Allowed
Must have a source of income
Policies
No men on the property. This includes relatives
Will be drug tested prior to moving in and understand that random drug testing may be required.
Turn in weekly activity sheets (a minimum of three activities per week) which demonstrates commitment to growth, as determined during the application process.
Eviction is warranted when any of the agreements of the sublease are violated.
“Transformed with a hope and a future.”
- Fresh Start For Women
Our Plan
Having witnessed the tumultuous lives of women in addiction and years of watching them return to destructive lifestyle patterns, a group of women were motivated to stop this cycle. They leased an apartment complex in Owensboro, KY. In October, 2016 the Fresh Start Community began. In January, 2017, Fresh Start for Women, Inc. obtained 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.
We provide encouragement and support by paying a portion of the women’s rent and utilities. This lessens some of the financial burden and the stress that comes with rebuilding a life which had been derailed by unhealthy relationships, poor decisions, jail time, debt, etc. These two bedroom apartments are technically unfurnished, but with the aid of the local community, the women are gifted items needed to establish independent residency.
Transitional housing in Owensboro, especially for women and their children, has been deficient in proportion to the needs in our area. Fresh Start for Women, Inc. partners with homeless shelters, recovery centers, and other agencies to fill this gap. After completing their stay in the Fresh Start Community, the goal is to have assisted the women in:
• Maintaining sober living
• Restoring family relationships
• Encouraging savings
• Establishing new friendships and interests
• Demonstrating a rent history that positions them favorably to transition to permanent housing
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