Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF OPERATION FRESH START, INC. IS TO PROVIDE DISCONNECTED YOUTH A PATH TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. OPERATION FRESH START: HELPS PARTICIPANTS TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, EDUCATION, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, AND A CHANCE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY; PRODUCES QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR LOW- AND MODERATE- INCOME FAMILIES; CONTRIBUTES TO ONGOING LOCAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS.
PROVIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING & COUNSELING TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS RESIDING IN DANE COUNTY.
JOB TRAINING AND COUNSELING - OPERATION FRESH START'S PRIMARY MISSION IS PROVIDING A 'SECOND CHANCE' TO YOUTH AND ADULTS WHO HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN MAINSTREAM INSTITUTIONS. MEMBERS OF OUR TARGET POPULATION LACK A HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL, ARE UNEMPLOYED, AND LACK SKILLS NEEDED FOR LIVING-WAGE EMPLOYMENT. LEGACY PROGRAM: OPERATION FRESH START'S OLDEST PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUTH A PATH TO SELF-SUFFICENCY THROUGH PERSONAL CHANGE, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING. EACH YOUTH IS ENGAGED FOR 31 HOURS A WEEK IN ON SITE PROGRAMMING AND AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF FOLLOW UP SERVICES. LEGACY HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR, ENROLLING 73 NEW PARTICIPANTS IN OUR PROGRAM YEAR. CONSERVATION CREWS WERE ABLE TO IMPROVE 248 ACRES OF PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS. THAT'S A 27% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND THE MOST WE HAVE EVER IMPROVED IN A SINGLE PROGRAM YEAR!STRIVE PROGRAM: BETWEEN STRIVE CONSTRUCTION AND STRIVE HEALTHCARE, 27 YOUNG PEOPLE ENROLLED INTO PROGRAMMING WHICH RESULTED IN AN 89% COMPLETION RATE. STRIVE HEALTHCARE IN ITS SECOND YEAR ONCE AGAIN PROVED THAT WITH A DEDICATED TEAM (OPERATION FRESH START AND MADISON COLLEGE STAFF) THAT PROVIDES AMAZING WRAP AROUND SERVICES, GREAT THINGS CAN GET ACCOMPLISHED. THIS YEAR, STRIVE HEALTHCARE PARTICIPANTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR 80 HOURS OF CLASSROOM AND LAB TIME AND COMPLETED THEIR 40 CLINICAL HOURS AT MERITER HOSPITAL. STRIVE CONSTRUCTION IS AN EVER EVOLVING PROGRAM AND IS NOW REGISTERED WITH THE BUREAU OF APPRENTICE STANDARDS AS A CARPENTRY PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM. OVER THE COURSE OF 7 WEEKS, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EXPOSED TO BASIC SKILLS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AS WELL AS LIFE SKILLS. THEY WILL EARN OSHA 10 AND CPR/FIRST AID CERTIFICATIONS, VISIT CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTERS, WORK WITH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STAFF TO PREPARE A PROFESSIONAL RESUME AND WORK ON INTERVIEW SKILLS TO PREPARE FOR AN END OF PROGRAM CAREER FAIR.OPTIONS: OUR OPTIONS PROGRAM SUPPORTS YOUNG ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 TO 24 IN FINISHING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. OPTIONS HELPS THESE YOUNG ADULTS EXPLORE AND ENROLL IN PROGRAMS IN MADISON THAT BEST FIT THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. OPTIONS-ENGAGED YOUTH RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED INFORMATION ON HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS, ASSISTANCE ENROLLING IN PROGRAMMING, CONNECTIONS TO ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND CASE MANAGEMENT WHILE WORKING TOWARD THEIR CREDENTIAL. THIS YEAR WE ENGAGED 58 YOUNG ADULTS IN THE OPTIONS PROGRAM AND CELEBRATED 9 OPTIONS PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETED A HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL.DRIVE PROGRAMMING: IN 2019, OPERATION FRESH START BEGAN DRIVE, A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE 18 -24 YEAR OLDS A PATH TO A DRIVERS LICENSE. IN DANE COUNTY A DRIVERS LICENSE IS THE SECOND MOST SEEN QUALIFICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT. DRIVE ASSISTS YOUTH PREPARE TO PASS THE WRITTEN AND DRIVING TEST AND EARN A DRIVERS LICENSE.
HOUSING REHABILITATION - BY BUILDING OR RENOVATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, OPERATION FRESH START PARTICIPANTS MAKE AN INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY. IN THE PROCESS, THEY BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE, LEARN TEAM-WORK, ACQUIRE JOB SKILLS, AND GROW PERSONALLY. OPERATION FRESH START CONSTRUCTION CREWS PERFORM ALL PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT THOSE REQUIRING BUILDING TRADES LICENSES OR HEAVY EQUIPMENT. CREW MEMBERS RECEIVE ON-SITE TRAINING IN GREEN CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES. THE END RESULT IS A WELL-BUILT, ENERGY-EFFICIENT, HAZARD-FREE HOME THAT IS AN ASSET TO THE HOMEBUYER AND NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS A SOURCE OF PRIDE TO THE OPERATION FRESH START CREW WHO BUILT IT. GRADUATE CREW: GRADUATE CREW IS AN OFS PROGRAM FOR THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO SHOW REAL PROMISE AND INTEREST IN THE TRADES. THIS FULL-TIME, HIRE-FOR-SERVICE CREW WORKS ON RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY. OFS GRAD CREW HAD A BUSY YEAR; THE CREW TOOK LEAD AS THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR ON THE HEALING HOUSE PROJECT AND BUILT A LOCAL MEDICAL RESPITE CENTER FOR HOMELESS PATIENTS, RENOVATED A QUONSET HUT LOCATED IN THURBER PARK INTO A COMMUNITY ART STUDIO FOR THE TOWN OF BLOOMING GROOVE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Gregory Markle | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 46 | $73,627 |
| Nina Dehaven | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 46 | $53,378 |
| Trish Howen | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Erica Nelson | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Jaggi | VICE-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Lau Christensen | CO-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Bea Christensen | CO-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Hartley | PRESIDENT (THRU DECEMBER) | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Schneider | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mitchell Olson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Lonsdorf | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Lipp | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Lehrer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pat Kelly | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Beverly Hutcherson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Claude Gilmore | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom German | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Louis Bentley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stacy Alexejun | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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