Fresh Start, Living Classrooms Foundation

This program is funded through the Promising and Effective Practices Network and cited by Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention as an example of a program to assist youth in successful transition to the workforce. OJJDP describes Fresh Start, Living Classrooms Foundations as a “program that provides hands-on work experiences and educational programs to youth recently released from a secure residential facility. Youth build and repair boats and engines, work in a marina, and have the opportunity to sail aboard foundation vessels.”