About Second Chance
 

Mission
 

Our mission is to empower people to change their lives.  We accomplish this through:

  • Job readiness
  • Employment placement
  • Housing placement
  • Connecting  community resources
  • In-house supportive services
We support ongoing success through:
  • Education
  • Enhancing life skills
  • Establishing long term stable relationships.

Second Chance

  • Second Chance gets people off the streets and into the workforce to become contributing members of society, improving public health, safety and financial stability.
  • Second Chance carries out its mission by providing workforce readiness training and job placement programs, as well as wrap-around services, to youth (16-18 years old), adults, veterans, former substance abusers and formerly incarcerated persons.
  • Second Chance delivers workforce readiness training programs, supported by wrap-around services that include rehabilitation, housing, mental health and financial literacy, to get people off the streets and into the workforce.
  • Second Chance’s nationally known work readiness program develops appropriate workplace behavior, effective interviewing, job search techniques, and a positive outlook toward working and employment.
    • Three university-performed, independent studies demonstrate that each year, 70 percent of Second Chance graduates remain employed for at least two years after completing workforce training.
  • These life transformations mean a more stable community, a reduction in government costs, and a powerful response to the State of California’s prison realignment program.
  • Since our founding in 1993, Second Chance has graduated over 5,000 individuals who are now contributing members of society, earning wages and paying taxes.
  • Second Chance estimates that our 18 years of service has returned more than $400 million of avoid government costs for public services and more than $100 million in government payments in the form of state and federal income taxes from our graduates. This equates to a 1,000% return on investment.
  • The community can support Second Chance in any of the following ways:
    • Sponsor a workforce readiness training class
    • Offer our graduates employment opportunities
    • Volunteer on a committee
    • Host a Second Chance Friend-Raiser
    • Make a donation