We Represent
The
Underrepresented
“With more than 40,000 legal barriers to banking, employment, education and more, we experienced first-hand these basic human rights violations and witnessed how daily for millions of Americans who have been impacted by the criminal legal system experience the same. We wanted to create a solution that is a critical necessity for our community. Equity and access to financial education, products and services that matter. Our lived experience is our expertise. We are built for the community by the community. Just that simple.”
– Dr. Topeka K. Sam
FRSH Chief Visionary Officer and co-founder
Who is FRSH?
FRSH is 100% focused on giving the justice-impacted community access to the best banking products and services no matter your background. FRSH is removing the roadblocks built by decades of systemic discrimination and minimizing as many fees as possible to make it more affordable to live in today’s electronic society. Why would we do this? FRSH is built by the justice-impacted community for the justice-impacted community.
Our community struggles with valid forms of ID, little to no upfront capital, accumulated debt, inactive accounts at large banking institutions, and other barriers of entry, and remain unbanked or heavily reliant on predatory lenders or check cashing facilities.
FRSH solves this by eliminating all barriers to entry for the formerly incarcerated and gives access back to the community.
We hear you. We see you. We got you!
One of the main determining factors in returning citizens successfully re-entering society is whether or not they can establish financial stability.
The justice-impacted community deserves the chance at economic mobility and stable, prosperous futures for themselves and their families.