Our story
You Deserve Fresh Start was founded to support individuals returning from incarceration who face barriers to stability and success. Recognizing the gap in resources, we provide reentry kits, case management, and connections to essential services such as housing, employment, and behavioral health support. Our mission is rooted in dignity, compassion, and second chances—because everyone deserves the opportunity to rebuild and thrive.
Mission
Empowering successful reentry through support, dignity, and fresh starts.
We provide an integrated continuum of services — education, housing, career development, job training, mental health and recovery support, and peer community — so that every person reentering has the resources to thrive, not merely survive. Our work is rooted in the belief that human worth is inherent, unconditional and deserving of a fresh start.
Values
What we stand on
Dignity
We greet every person as the sovereign of their own life.
Wholeness
Education, housing, work and wellness — addressed together, not in silos.
Community
Peers who have walked the path lead the way.
Evidence
Programs grounded in trauma-informed and outcomes-driven practice.
Leadership
The court
Diamond Jackson, MSW, LCSWA, LCASA
Founder & Director of Clinical Services