FareStart

When people have jobs and food, everything else is possible.

We're all about personal, economic and food stability. We feed people, support them in gaining life and career skills, and help to find them jobs so they can thrive. Its starts with food but grows from there to create brighter futures and stronger communities.

Our Vision:

Every individual has the opportunity to thrive in an equitable and just world.

Our Mission:

FareStart transforms lives, disrupts poverty, and nourishes communities through food, life skills and job training.

Our Commitment to Antiracism

FareStart defines antiracism as the clear acknowledgment that racism permeates organizations, communities, and industries, including our own. We recognize that we have a duty to be vigilant in addressing and confronting racism in how me make decisions, show up in our communities, build business practices and policies, and engage in intentional partnerships and philanthropic endeavors to fulfill our mission and vision.

Job Training

FareStart's free job training programs skill, reskill and upskill students so they are prepared for the career pathways of their choosing. We provide whole-person support that works with students where they are, offering wraparound case management and help with basic needs including food, housing, counseling and transportation. Our end goal is personal stability and economic mobility for people overcoming barriers to employment,

Food Security

Our food security programs feed and sustain each other to maximize the benefits of fresh, healthy and nutritious food. We purchase, recover and upcycle food to help feed the community through our Mobile Community Market and Community & School Meals Programs.

Consulting

We work with nonprofits and opportunity employers to advance job training programs and realize better employment outcomes for people overcoming barrier to employment.