Social Services
The purpose of the Social Services Domain is to provide opportunities for Christ-centered fellowship, collaboration, professional development, and prayer among social service agencies and partners.
FIRM (Former Inmate Restoration Movement) Information and Resources
Working with Casa Alitas
September 2023
We were able to welcome some incoming asylum seekers with all the essentials to get them started. The children have beds, and they all have a new beginning. It looks a lot better when you’re not looking at your future from the floor. We get to do this!
Working with the City of Tucson
November 2023
New Life for Unwanted Items!
Tom contacted the City Of Tucson at Housing First, and Alison at the Wildcat Inn regarding left over furniture and household items from a large flea market.
Ecstatic at the ability to start families off, COT and Wildcat Inn brought out several trucks and loaded them up.
All these items would otherwise be filling a landfill. Instead, they have new life in families moving from homeless to transition to their own places with their own furniture. What a blessing to be a part of it!
October 2023
Joining again with the City of Tucson housing folks to help a couple of homeless moms and kids get into transitional housing.
September 2023
Collaboration with city of Tucson helping moms transition from the Wildcat Inn to housing with the kids!
July 2023
Providing for two young ladies leaving transitional housing for a fresh start into their own places. We helped to furnish and provide dishes and necessities for them to get started. Including those small items that add up and can become quite costly.
From Death To A Disciple of Jesus
August 2023
See our very own Tom Cortese speaking of his spiritual journey with Alex Liu on his podcast “The Way of Love with Alex Liu”.
Working with El Rio Health
August 2023
In our ever growing network of organizations, nonprofits and businesses, we have a continuing collaboration to help support patients being released from Rio Health. Two more patients got some necessities covered and the invitation extended to come “shop” again.
Videos with Tom and Da'Mond on Fresh Start
10-22-2023
Tom, Da’Mond and Trehon Coleman!
10-14-2023
Tom, Da’Mond and guests Laura Conover, County Attorney, and Shondrea Thomas, Communications Director for the County Attorney’s Office.
10-7-2023
Tom and the Doctor on the Fresh Start Show!
9-30-2023
Tom on the mic with Da’Mond calling in on the one and only Fresh Start Show!
9-23-2023
Tom, Da’Mond, and guest, Mike Alameda with CETC (Christian Education and Training Center) and Corazon Ministries!
9-16-2023
Tom, Da’Mond, Trehon and Trehon’s beautiful daughter, Karsly, keeping it Fresh!
9-9-2023
The annual expo is just over a month away!!
9-2-2023
Click the video above to watch Tom on 1030 The Voice.
8-26-2023
Tom and Da’Mond (calling in) chat with guest, Will Nieves of Gate Outreach Ministries, on 1030 The Voice.
8-23-2023
Special Fresh Start Fundraising Video!
Connection Cafe
August 2023
The Connection Cafe meets the first Thursday of every month. It’s set up to support and encourage organization to introduce their purpose, find friends with like-hearts and then make a difference in our city, zip code, or area of influence. Come lock arms with others until we make the difference!
