Fresh Start provides at-risk youth ages 16-24 an opportunity to work toward their high school equivalency diploma, pursue post-secondary educational opportunities, and develop workplace and life skills while they build affordable housing for low-income families. CAP began offering Fresh Start in 1999 in response to a need expressed by low-income individuals and community organizations in Waushara County for an employment-based youth intervention program.

Participants divide their day between classroom studies and building a single-family houses under the guidance of a housing professional. In 2007, basic welding and entrepreneurial training were added to program services.

Fresh Start services were expanded to Waupaca county in June of 2009. Participants there have been trained in residential solar hot water applications.

For information in Waupaca, contact:
715-258-9575 x203