FreshFoundations at the Weaver Center for Community Outreach.
Job-ready certifications and one-on-one coaching for adults 18 to 24. Microsoft Office and the credentials employers ask for, plus the mentorship to land the job and hold it.
FreshFoundations at the Weaver Center for Community Outreach.
FreshFoundations picks up where FreshFutures leaves off. A teenager finishes the paid summer job, graduates, and then hits the harder question: now what?
This program answers it for young adults 18 to 24. College students. High school graduates. Young people who never finished and want a second run at it.
The core is certification. Microsoft Office and the other credentials employers list right on the job posting. Students earn them in the computer lab, at their own pace, with someone sitting beside them.
A credential opens the door. Getting hired and staying hired takes more. So the coaching runs right alongside the certification: resume, interview practice, and the workplace habits that keep a paycheck coming.
The support reaches past work. Students get help with college applications and financial aid. They learn to manage money. They get mentors who treat them like family, and a hot meal so nobody studies hungry.
All of it runs out of the computer lab upstairs at the Weaver Center.
Our workforce curriculum is built around The 7 Essential 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Citizenship, Character Education, and Computational Thinking.
What you build here
Support alongside the classes
Classes meet two or three times a week at the Weaver Center. Sessions run two to five and a half hours, mostly afternoons and evenings, with some mornings. Four to seven people in the room. It is small on purpose.
We work around each participant's schedule wherever we can. The point is to get you into a job, training, or school as quickly as possible, so the program is built to bend to the life you already have.
The program is free. Call the Weaver Center and ask for FreshFoundations.
904-854-6770Weaver Center for Community Outreach
616 A. Philip Randolph Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Program outcomes as of May 31, 2026.
Students wrote letters to the staff who ran this program. These lines are theirs.
“From the beginning, you treated me like family, helping me feel welcome and valued. Through your encouragement and mentorship, I was able to break out of my shell and grow in ways I never imagined.”
With heartfelt thanks, A.W. FreshFoundations participant
“Your help with my college application process and financial aid has been invaluable, and I am deeply appreciative of all the resources and guidance you have offered.”
With sincere appreciation, A.M. FreshFoundations participant
“Your mentorship has been a beacon of light during a period of significant change and growth in my life.”
With sincere gratitude, K.B. FreshFoundations participant
“I hope to carry forward the lessons you’ve taught me and to make you proud as I continue on my journey.”
Respectfully, E.M. FreshFoundations participant
“I look forward to keeping our connection strong as I continue growing into adulthood.”
Warmest regards, K.M. FreshFoundations participant
Excerpted from letters written by FreshFoundations participants.
The computer lab
Earning the certificate
Resume and interview prep
Mentors who stay
At the Weaver CenterYour gift goes to work fast. It puts a young adult through a certification, funds the coaching around it, and keeps the lab open upstairs. Tell us your name and we will tell you exactly where it went.