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A Bigger YES
For the last eleven years I have been engaging with you on behalf of FSRC through social media channels, our website and blogs; and in person through events, advocacy, community and one on one. It is with a heavy heart and mixed emotions that this will be my last...
Britt – Program Manager – FSRC -Lethbridge
If you would have asked folks from my childhood if they thought I would struggle with substance use, I imagine most would say no. My childhood was tough – it was full of chaos and I was forced to grow up fast. I remember being filled with shame at a young age and I...
Valentine’s Day Love
Valentine’s Day was first celebrated as a Western Christian feast day honoring early Christian martyr named Saint Valentine. February 14th became associated with romantic love in the 14th and 15th centuries when notions of courtly love thrived, and this day has...
Merry Chris-Mask
Christmas, my child, is love in action. – Dale Evans “Hello? Can you hear us? We can see you but can’t hear you. I think you’re on mute. Hit the unmute button in the bottom left corner of your screen. We still can’t hear you. We can hear you now but you’re...
#RecoveryBehindTheMask
Recovery is Possible. 2020 has been an incredibly challenging year for people in recovery and we are very grateful for the support that you have given to Fresh Start. We wish to express how important your continued support is for our ongoing success in transforming...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
"The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things". Thomas Merton Each holiday season we...
There is a Crack in Everything
Leonard Cohen’s legendary lyric “there is a crack in everything that’s how the light gets in” has become somewhat iconic for the human experience, fostering a new appreciation for authenticity and vulnerability as a starting point for healing and reconciliation. All...
2019 TOP10 HIGH-IMPACT CHARITIES LIST RELEASED BY CHARITY INTELLIGENCE
CHARITY INTELLIGENCE RELEASES ITS 2019 LISTS OF TOP IMPACT CHARITIES Toronto, November 14, 2019. Today Charity Intelligence releases its 2019 Top 10 Impact Charities. A growing number of donors each year are looking for terrific charities to support, particularly...
The Good News
In the last couple of weeks, Fresh Start has been blessed with three really exciting pieces of news that we would like to share with you. 1. Charity Intelligence Canada has recognized Fresh Start as being a Top 10 Impact Charity in Canada for the fourth year in...
Little by Little
Little by little, your contributions, and those of the friends you share this with, will help 18 men get better and create a better life for the little people who rely on these men. Here is a letter from Brandon, a son whose dad didn’t get treatment and now advocates...
