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Western Dairyland brings Fresh Start program back to continue helping youths

September 19, 2025  | 
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Western Dairyland brings Fresh Start program back to continue helping youths

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Western Dairyland has helped shaped the lives of many in Western Wisconsin. The Fresh Start program having provided the tools for success, and homes for families in search for a solid foundation. That was until AmeriCorps funding cuts chopped the program’s run time early.

“I think the youth were definitely disappointed. One of the biggest expenses of our program that we’ve had in the past is hiring a construction site supervisor and then also building the house from the ground up,” said Katie Hulbert. She is the housing and families services director for Western Dairyland.

Funding cuts left the house under construction in Strum incomplete and the cohort of youths that had worked on it feeling unfinished.

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