How a dream to support women became a reality.
In 1996, Mary E. Maloney had a vision to help others. Over 25 years and $1.46 million later, a community of women-supporting-women has flourished.

Discover Fresh Start through the years.
1996
Mary and Joyce Hayes (the 1996 WWB board president), started the program with a small group of women. Soon, the first scholarship was awarded to Delia, an accounting major. After leaving an abusive marriage, she was living in her car with four children. With the Fresh Start scholarship, she graduated with an Associate's Degree in accounting with a 4.0 average, and started a new career.









Meet the faces behind the Fresh Start foundation
Our all-volunteer board is passionate and committed to supporting women of Delaware.
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Advisory Board

Each year we inspire transformation
See the numbers and learn from our scholars first-hand in our recent annual report.

Read our feature in Delaware Today
“We aren’t just transforming women’s lives,” Maloney says, “but also positively impacting the lives of their children, family and the community."