May 10, 2022
Sarah’s Story: “Trust the process of the program”
Sarah (she/her) found FareStart after being unexpectedly fired from a job she loved. “It was pretty traumatic. I didn’t know what I was going to...
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April 19, 2022
Markia’s Story: “Don’t give up, don’t back down”
Markia (she/her) was trying to figure out how to get back to her old self after fracturing her ankle, dislocating her knee and searching for a new job...
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March 10, 2022
Jack’s Story: “I love my job and what I do”
After being out of the workforce for a decade, Jack (he/him) began applying and interviewing for jobs while in FareStart’s virtual Adult Culinary...
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December 21, 2021
Jeff’s Story: From FareStart Graduate to Seattle Employer
In 2013, Jeff (he/him) graduated from FareStart’s Adult Culinary Program. Today, he is the co-owner of Café Racer in Capitol Hill and hopes to hire...
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December 15, 2021
AJ’s Story: Adult Training Graduate
When AJ (he/him) enrolled in FareStart’s virtual Adult Culinary Program, he wasn’t sure what to expect. He knew he wanted to learn skills that...
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November 19, 2021
Daniel’s Story: “Practice setting and achieving smaller goals in preparation for the bigger ones”
Daniel (he/him) came to FareStart hoping to establish a routine and set new goals for his life after a period of incarceration and struggling with...
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October 29, 2021
Jeremy’s Story: How FareStart Saved My Life
Since graduating FareStart’s Youth & Young Adult Barista Program in 2013, Jeremy (he/him) worked hard to get his GED, became a certified sailing...
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October 21, 2021
Meeting Young People’s Needs with FareStart’s Barista Program
Over the past 20 years, FareStart’s Youth & Young Adult Barista Program has helped more than 1,000 young people access job training and assisted...
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October 18, 2021
Donna’s Story: “The impact that FareStart had on me has been so profound”
Donna (she/her) entered FareStart’s Adult Culinary Program during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and is a graduate from one of the first fully...
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