Problem solvers would have you believe that their goal is to properly and permanently solve the issue with which they have been tasked to resolve. That is (almost) never the case.
Read MoreWhat could you do with two trillion dollars a day?
Read MoreWhat a great day we had today. We received our first major donation of $5,000.00 and…
Read MoreNearly two years ago, I posted that it was time to go full-time. A week later, Covid took control of nearly every part of our nation…
Read MoreOur website continues to develop, and so do our processes and plans. We have joined with the National Endowment for Financial Education and will be using their financial education system to better educate our students on personal finance. We are also scheduled…
Read MoreThat’s right, 7000 every day of the year. Over 2.5 million annually! We have already discussed the affect that dropping out of school has on the individual, now let us look at what it does to the local community and to the state.
Read MoreImportant moments in life are generally governed by age.
At 5 years old, most of us begin our school years.
At 18, most of us graduate from high school.
Also at 18, we can join the military and we can vote.
At 21, we can legally use tobacco products.
Read MoreWhen I first had the idea that I wanted to help drop-outs, I was unsure where to begin. I considered all the current types of charitable organizations, wondering if I could, in some way, mirror their goals, but slanted toward drop-outs.
Read MoreEvery good intention begins with a simple thought. In the case of A Second Chance, that simple thought was "How can one person improve the lives of thousands of others?". I thought about it for a long time, and concluded that with the right plan, impacting the lives and opportunities of young people could affect not only their lives, but also those of their friends, families and their future generations.
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