Instilling Change: Brandi Saffeels
She smiles and is polite but doesn’t say much. One-on-one, though, she shines. She speaks easily and openly about the hardship she has faced
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- Feb 27
Instilling Change: Larry Jones
He wasn’t one to get into trouble, because he wasn’t one for hanging around people who got into trouble. The only problem was...
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- Jan 25
Instilling Change: Austin Aletano
Just a few years ago, Austin Aletano's life was in chaos and heading toward incarceration. Read Austin's Second Chance story . . .
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- Dec 28, 2022
Instilling Change: Ciara Perkins
Addiction can disrupt entire families and the life paths of young people. For Ciara, her teen years were disrupted by addiction...
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- Dec 7, 2022
Instilling Change: Marlon Suttington
Today, with the help of Second Chance, he has new and better ways to provide for his family...
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- Oct 31, 2022
Instilling Change: Alayna Graves
When she tried to work, she would come in late, leave early, or fail to come in at all inevitably and lose the job....
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- Oct 4, 2022
Instilling Change: Reginald Silvers
One of the first things Reggie said to me when we met was, “A closed mouth doesn’t get fed.” This is the first sample...
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- Aug 29, 2022
Instilling Change: Adam LaRue
He was a reckless young man, focused entirely on what he wanted, and able to justify any decision if it made him happy...
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- Jul 26, 2022
Instilling Change: Jerome Seton
Jerome isn’t the kind of person that you would guess was formerly incarcerated. That isn’t unique, though...
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- Jul 5, 2022
Instilling Change: Emma Guthrie
She worked non-stop to support her family growing. She’d been homeless off and on for several years and struggled with addiction for 17 year
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- Jul 5, 2022
Instilling Change: Michael Agnew
Michael Agnew describes life before prison as if it was all “smoke and mirrors”.
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- Apr 26, 2022
Instilling Change: Johnnie Peete
Before Johnnie Peete was incarcerated, he was heavily involved in street life and everything else that came along with it. Johnnie...
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- Mar 22, 2022
Instilling Change: Anthony Kamm
Much of Anthony Kamm’s life has been a struggle. Anthony grew up through the system in California. Somewhat state raised, Anthony bounced...
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- Feb 28, 2022
Instilling Change: Reuben Gandara
Getting clean and staying clean is not an easy road, literally or figuratively; but Reuben Gandara would say that is the one piece of...
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- Jan 24, 2022
Instilling Change: Ray Mays
If you had to describe Ray Mays, you could say he is an individual that has embraced change at every corner in life. Mays’ life has not...
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- Jan 4, 2022
Instilling Change: Jeffrey Allen
Staying on the right path is arguably the most important factor in personal success and rehabilitation. However, it is not always as easy...
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- Nov 29, 2021
Instilling Change: Jolene Plummer
Everyone’s journey to rehabilitation looks different. Jolene Plummer could be described as one of those that found the journey easier.
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- Oct 27, 2021
Instilling Change: Tawon Brown
“Never give up. No matter what is going on. Never give up. Develop the heart.” -H.H. The XIVth Dalai Lama Tawon Brown never gave up. When...
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- Sep 28, 2021
Instilling Change: Bob Underwood
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.” Former Second Chance client, Bob...
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- Aug 30, 2021
Instilling Change: Loveless Jones
American author, Leo Buscagalia, wrote, “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an...
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