Financial education, affordable banking, and entrepreneurship training help people create a path to successful reentry and economic empowerment.
Our Fresh Start Financial Education, Banking, and Entrepreneurship programs connect justice-involved individuals with the knowledge and resources to build financial capability and pursue busines ownership. These programs are led by returning citizens and First Step Alliance volunteers, who are experienced business mentors and financial coaches. Our instructors are graduates of top business and law schools, including Wharton, Harvard, Berkeley, and NYU.
The Fresh Start programs are available through partnerships with community organizations and government agencies. There is no cost to participants, ensuring everyone has fair access to the support they need to work toward a more secure financial future.​
Justice-involved individuals experience significant challenges in accessing mainstream financial services. Our vision is to start a new credit union for this community, their families, friends and supporters.
Breaking Barriers, Building Futures Together
We are committed to ending systemic discrimination in mainstream banking. Our Proposed Federal Credit Union will be a groundbreaking not-for-profit financial institution uniquely focused on the holistic financial needs of justice-involved individuals and their families. From no-cost checking and savings accounts, credit-building products, car loans, and mortgages to retirement accounts and educational resources --- we'll be with you every step on your journey to financial freedom.
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