Our story.

The people and purpose behind Fresh Start’s practical support and treatment connections. Somebody needed help now and had no way to pay for it.

The Fresh Start team on the street holding a sign offering a scholarship opportunity

**The Fresh Start story**A film about what happens when a community refuses to look away.

The call

It usually starts with a phone call. A person is ready for help, a family is out of options, and the window to act is painfully small. Fresh Start was built to answer in that moment with something practical.

A man leaning into a car window during a Fresh Start street outreach conversation about addiction treatment

What we built

Fresh Start started with a community-funded card, spent only on essentials. It gives people facing homelessness, addiction, and crisis a direct, dignified way to meet immediate needs while longer-term help takes shape.

Fresh Start’s community supports the outreach and stories behind this work. Fresh Start Providers brings our Scholarship Partners together in one place, alongside a separate directory of independent facilities. It gives people a way to explore care, contact admissions, or ask our team for help considering their options.

Who we are

Fresh Start was founded by Victor Oliveira. The work is rooted in a simple belief: when someone asks for a fresh start, the answer should be human, direct, and built around dignity.