It’s literally like having a human being thats loves you…that is how it feels to use these resources.

I'm not great at accepting help — let alone asking for it — and allowing my community to show up for me in this way has been incredibly heartening.

My friends say it feels good to be able to give something solid and real to us.

I had things from all of my friends that are real and tangible and not ephemeral, I look at my plates and I know exactly who they’re from.

[My Fresh Starts Registry] was a great way to have my friends rally behind me.

Creating my registry was healing, friends could gift me things I truly needed.

I never thought I’d need a divorce registry, but then I did. And now I tell everyone about Fresh Starts Registry.

It turned a lonely rebuild into a community project.

People wanted to support me, Fresh Starts made it easy for them and me.

I used their Room Bundles for my new home—it made stocking my kitchen easy, and I didn’t forget essentials. No one wants their first night without a wine opener!