July 18, 2022
FareStart’s New Chief Program Officer Envisions More Employment Pathways
Carlin Llorente (he/him) joined FareStart as Chief Program Officer in January. He comes, most recently, from Washington STEM, where as Director of...
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July 12, 2022
Giving Guidance for FareStart Donors: Are You Using Your Donor Advised Fund for the Biggest Impact?
What is a DAF? A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is a charitable investment account created with the purpose of supporting charitable organizations you care...
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July 8, 2022
Yusra’s Story: “The reasons I joined this program are completely different than what I am getting out of it.”
Yusra (she/her) is a bright and motivated young individual. She joined FareStart’s virtual Youth & Young Adult Barista Program’s Job Readiness...
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July 6, 2022
Community Meals Now Produced in Bigger, Custom-Designed Kitchen
Shortly after the pandemic hit in March 2020, FareStart quickly repurposed our former Maslow’s restaurant in South Lake Union to ramp up production...
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June 28, 2022
Bridging the Gap Between Hunger and Food Security
FareStart meals deliver for supportive housing residents Three days a week, vans full of healthy sack lunches pull up to Pat Williams Apartments and...
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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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April 15, 2022
FareStart’s 2021 Learnings & 2022 Key Strategic Priorities
A Letter to Our Community, The last couple of years have brought immense challenges and opportunities to FareStart, our community and the world...
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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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