Finding jobs isn’t always the hardest part—keeping them can be. The “Coming Home” program provides solutions for both.
SECOND CHANCES for STRONGER COMMUNITIES
When people successfully reenter their communities after incarceration, communities are stronger and healthier, neighborhoods are safer, and taxpayer dollars are saved. Every April, the National Reentry Resource Center celebrates Second Chance Month to:
- Identify the barriers to housing, jobs, and health care that people face after jail or prison.
- Acknowledge the Second Chance Act’s (SCA) role in progress to remove those barriers.
- Showcase the local, state, and Tribal governments as well as community and faith-based organizations that use SCA funding to implement effective and innovative reentry programs.
The bipartisan SCA has fueled significant drops in recidivism since it passed in 2008 and was reauthorized in 2018, reflecting a nationwide commitment to second chances.
If you’re already on our mailing list, check your inbox for weekly emails this month. To join the conversation on social media, follow #SecondChanceMonth.
SCA PODCAST
Listen to special Second Chance Month episodes below to learn how SCA-funded community organizations are increasing access to jobs for people after jail or prison
SCA GRANTEES MAKING AN IMPACT
#REENTRYMATTERS: SHARE YOUR STORY
Whether you’re someone with lived experience, a service provider, a first responder, or a policymaker, we want to hear from you! Use #ReentryMatters to be part of a new public awareness campaign that uses personal narrative to showcase the importance of effective reentry programs and policies.
SUBMIT YOUR STORIESSCA PROCLAMATIONS
FEDERAL
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
ALABAMA
Governor Kay Ivey
ALASKA
Governor Mike Dunleavy
ARIZONA
Governor Katie Hobbs
COLORADO
Governor Jared Polis
IDAHO
Governor Brad Little
ILLINOIS
Governor JB Pritzker
KANSAS
Governor Laura Kelly
MARYLAND
Governor Wes Moore
MASSACHUSETTS
Governor Maura Healey
MINNESOTA
Governor Tim Walz
MISSISSIPPI
Governor Tate Reeves
NEW YORK
Governor Kathy Hochul
NORTH CAROLINA
Governor Josh Stein
NORTH DAKOTA
Governor Kelly Armstrong
OREGON
Governor Tina Kotek
PENNSYLVANIA
Governor Josh Shapiro
SOUTH CAROLINA
Governor Henry McMaster
SOUTH DAKOTA
Governor Larry Rhoden
TENNESSEE
Governor Bill Lee
VIRGINIA
Governor Glenn Youngkin
WISCONSIN
Governor Tony Evers
HOW YOU CAN HELP
A Promotional Toolkit for Partners
Our partners—like you!—are crucial for raising awareness about reentry and showcasing the impact of the Second Chance Act. This toolkit contains key messaging, logos, graphics, sample social media and newsletter posts, draft press materials, and more.
VIEW TOOLKIT
[This SCA-funded program] has helped me better my life, and it’s put me one step closer to becoming the person that I want to be...and helped me in my journey to become a better man, father, provider, and husband.
