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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February 10, 2022
A Fresh Take on Transforming Lives Nationally
For over 20 years, FareStart has helped organizations across the country increase economic mobility for individuals furthest from opportunity and most...
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February 7, 2022
A Letter from Tim, a FareStart Volunteer: From Seedlings to Salad
Since 2019, we have been supporting farm partners and reducing food waste through FareStart’s volunteer gleaning and harvesting efforts. We began...
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January 6, 2022
An Update on our Community Market Pilot Project
This past summer, FareStart launched a pilot community-based mobile market with the hope of finding, “new ways to provide equitable access to fresh,...
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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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