Second Chance received an exciting multi-year challenge grant investment from the Baltimore-based Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation in 2007. For each $1 donated by local philanthropists in San Diego, the Weinberg Foundation has pledged to commit $2 in support of our work, up to $200,000 for each of 2007, 2008, and 2009.

We are seeking to generate $100,000 through special investments and gifts from local donors this year to support our programs. With the Weinberg Foundation's generous matching commitment, this will leverage a total of $300,000 for Second Chance programs this year.

In 2007, we were able to take full advantage of the challenge grant thanks to generous donations from the community.

Funds donated from private individuals and charities play a crucial role in helping to support the program services of Second Chance. The challenge grant provided by the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation is allowing us to launch new efforts by leveraging and matching the support of local donors who believe in our work.

Donate to this special matching fund with our online donation form www.secondchanceprogram.org

Second Chance and the Johnson Institute will team up to offer a Recovery Ambassadors Workshop on Saturday, March 29, 2008.

Recovery Ambassadors training prepares people in recovery, family members and supporters to advance public understanding and appropriate responses to chemical dependency. The workshop will provide techniques to participants so they can use their experiences to present substance use disorder as a medical issue rather than a character flaw. Participants in the workshop will join "The New Recovery Movement" – an army of people in recovery, their families and allies who are changing public attitudes towards addiction, treatment and recovery.

Sponsors include Second Chance, Practical Recovery,County of San Diego Drug and Alcohol Services, A New PATH, Faces and Voices of Recovery, The Drug Policy Alliance, and the Center for Applied Research Solutions.

The workshop will be held at Second Chance's office at 6145 Imperial Ave., San Diego, CA 92114 from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Tickets are $45 and include a box lunch and all workshop materials. Scholarship money is available.

To register, visit our website, www.secondchanceprogram.org or by emailing Rebecca Williamson or calling Rebecca at (619) 234-8888, extension #123.

As a non-profit, Second Chance looks to its supporters for Financial and In-Kind Donations to help fund and supply these needs. Please take a moment to review the opportunities listed below that support Second Chance.


1) Make a direct in-kind donation by dropping career clothing off at our headquarters located at 6145 Imperial Avenue. To arrange for other in-kind donations, please contact Malissa Winicki at (619) 234-8888, extension #122.

2) Make a financial donation of any amount you would like by visiting our website, www.secondchanceprogram.org or by calling Jo-Ann Jaffe directly at (619) 234-8888, extension #115.