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You can change a woman’s life.

When you give to Fresh Start, you help women with scholarship, mentorship, and a path to a brighter future.

Every person has potential. There are women in Delaware right now, who are hard-working, caring, important members of their community—and who are just short of having the ability to pay for higher education.

They may have families. They may have children. They may have had a setback in their past. But they also have the willpower to change and grow.

Higher education welcomes greater opportunity. A college degree is a milestone. And your contributions toward a woman's educational future lifts a burden from her shoulders. It fosters change and hope, and strengthens our greater community. Your generosity fuels our mission, with 90 cents of every dollar going directly toward the scholarship. This takes the burden off our scholars who are completing their education.

To those who feel good about seeing others flourish; Together, we can help women with a dream of attaining higher education. It’s a new page in their book. A blank canvas in their story. A clean, fresh start. We invite to make a tax-deductible donation today

My graduation would not have been possible without the incredible support of the Fresh Start Scholarship Foundation. When I returned to school after a ten-year pause to raise my three daughters, the path ahead seemed daunting.

Your organization not only provided critical financial assistance but also gave me the confidence and encouragement I needed during challenging times. Those moments when I doubted myself, remembering that Fresh Start believed in me made all the difference.

Maria B., 2025 Graduate
Delaware State University

Thank you to organizations that have made grants

Foundations that share our mission are an important source of funding our scholarships.

Thank you to the following organizations who have awarded grants to the Fresh Start Scholarship Foundation.

Chichester duPont Foundation
Draper Holdings Charitable Foundation
Eliason Greening and Education Grant
Fund for Women
Incyte Corporation
Laffey McHugh Foundation
Milton and Hattie Kutz Foundation
New Castle County
SoDel Concepts
Sun East Foundation

Thank you to our Generous 2022 sponsors: