Agency Details:

FareStart

FareStart provides a community that transforms lives by empowering homeless and disadvantaged men, women, and families to achieve self-sufficiency through life skills, job training, and employment in the food service industry.

Description:
The FareStart adult program is an intensive 16-week training program combining hands-on food-service training with classroom instruction, individual case management and job placement services. This program prepares homeless and disadvantaged men and women for jobs in the restaurant and hospitality industry and helps them to keep those jobs.

History:
FareStart started in 1987 as Common Meals, a for-profit company providing contracted meals to homeless shelters in the Seattle area. In 1992 Common Meals became a non-profit and began the culinary training program with 10 students. In 1998 Common Meals became FareStart. Since becoming a non-profit 16 years ago, FareStart has provided opportunities for over 2,400 people to transform their lives, while also serving over 3.5 million meals to disadvantaged men, women, and children.

Contact person: Luanda Arai, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (206) 443-1233
Office fax number: (206) 441-7543

Address:

700 Virginia Street Seattle, WA 98101 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.farestart.org

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	Yes
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	No
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	No

Last updated on July 22, 2009