Over the past 15 years, in the process of assisting nearly 1000 individuals, the STAR Foundation has continued to refine its 8-week program that integrates computer, life skills and job readiness training.  The program has a transformational, whole-person impact on its students.  The students are not just learning essential job skills.  They are doing so in an environment that acknowledges and nurtures them as persons, shows them the benefit of support from community organizations and businesses, and offers them opportunities to give back to the community through volunteer service.  The STAR approach makes this training program and its year-long follow-up a turning point in their lives.