What Is the Fresh Start Program?
The Fresh Start Program is a 16-week professional development training program designed to give individuals an opportunity to gain skills in the workforce. Each program provides the same WRAC promise: skills, experience, and confidence that translate directly into job opportunities.
Whether you're re-entering the job market after incarceration or rebuilding your professional identity, this program helps you gain real-world experience that employers value.
Who It's For?
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Individuals re-entering the workforce after a break (health, parenting, relocation, life transition)
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Career changers looking for a new direction
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Job seekers struggling to gain traction with their
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resumes or interviews
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Recent graduates and young adults needing structured career guidance
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International residents adjusting to U.S. or EU job markets
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Individuals affected by the justice system who are ready to rebuild professionally
Who It's For?
Requirements
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Must be 15+ and legally eligible to work in your country/region
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Commitment to completing 16 weeks of skills training and career development
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Willingness to participate in coaching, projects, and weekly growth assignments
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Ability to meet deadlines and engage in professional communication
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Openness to feedback, learning, and building new habits
Requirements
Targeting & Outreach
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Partnerships with nonprofits, community organizations, and workforce development groups
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Outreach through colleges, youth programs, community centers, and online job networks
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Employer connections with companies open to developing new talent or second-chance hiring
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Community-based support for individuals navigating transitions or seeking career clarity
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Strategic outreach in both U.S. and Netherlands communities to support diverse applicants
Targeting & Outreach
The Fresh Start Umbrella
Re-Entry Career Pathways
This is for individuals with criminal justice involvement who are ready to re-enter the workforce and rebuild their professional identity after incarceration. Learn more.
Professional
Empowerment for
DV Survivors
This is for survivors of domestic violence seeking a new beginning through financial independence, as well as individuals with work-history gaps caused by personal circumstances. Learn more.
Career Training,
Reset &/OR
Renewal
This is for professionals facing long-term unemployment, underemployment, or major career pivots, such as former military personnel, and individuals who want to reskill or upskill for new industries like tech, administration, customer service, etc. Learn more.
Payment Plans
Weekly
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$200 x 16 payments
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Final payment canceled with review = $3,000 (saves $200)
Bi-Weekly
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$400 x 8 payments
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Final payment canceled with review = $2,800 (saves $400)
Monthly
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$800 x 4 payments
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Final payment canceled with review = $2,400 (saves $800)
Full
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Regular: $3,200
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With review discount: $2,400 (saves $800)
Waiting List
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Sponsor funded entry
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Placement lottery
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Referred sponsor
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Waiting list for sponsors
What
You'll Walk
Away With
Remote Work Experience
Hands-on project work inside a real organization — not simulations. This is experience you can speak about clearly, confidently, and honestly in interviews.
Interview Coaching
Structured interview practice focused on clarity, confidence, and real responses — not memorized scripts. You’ll learn how to explain your background, gaps, and growth without second-guessing yourself.
Professional Resume Writing
A resume built around your actual experience, strengths, and direction — not templates or guesswork. We focus on positioning, clarity, and credibility so your resume reflects where you’re going, not just where you’ve been.
Skills Development Practical skill-building through real tasks, collaboration, and accountability — the same skills employers expect on the job. You’re not just learning tools. You’re learning how to work.
Fresh Start is designed to replace guesswork with proof — so employers don’t have to take a chance on you.
Program Timeline (16 Weeks)
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Weeks 1–2: Onboarding & Professional Foundations Orientation, expectations, communication standards, tools training, and department placement.
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Weeks 3–12: Department Experience Hands-on work inside an assigned WRAC department, completing real tasks and deliverables aligned with professional roles.
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Weeks 13–14: Capstone Project Completion of a department-aligned project demonstrating applied skills and professional growth.
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Weeks 15–16: Career Preparation Intensive Resume development based on program experience, interview coaching, mock interview, and next-step career planning.
Participants are placed into a department based on skills, interest, and organizational needs, which may include:
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Human Resources
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Information Technology
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Marketing & Communications
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Operations & Administration
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Customer Service
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Finance Instructional Design
Department placement is determined during onboarding and may vary by cohort.
Fresh Start is a 16-week professional development program. Leadership responsibilities and references are earned through performance and are not guaranteed.