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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Center of Child Welfare: Part III with Dr. Cheryl Hall-Russell

A 21st Century Perspective on Cultural Relevance and Humility The pervasive issue of racial disparity in child welfare has long presented troubling implications for children and families of color. The…

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Join ASCI for Its 4th Annual Red Hat Luncheon

Join A Second Chance, Inc., in promoting heart health in the African-American community! The 4th Annual Rhonda D. Wright Red Hat Healthy Heart Symposium & Luncheon will be a day…

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Cameron Heyward Foundation Partners with ASCI to Benefit Kinship Youth

The Cameron Heyward Foundation will be providing suits and dress clothes to ASCI’s male youth clients for interviews, internships, banquets and more.

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Boy’s Entire Kindergarten Class Attends His Adoption Day

A 5-year-old Michigan boy had his entire kindergarten class behind him on his official adoption day when they showed up at the Kent County Courthouse to support him.

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Free Dental Exams Dec. 20 at ASCI

ASCI is offering free dental exams to our kinship children on Friday, December 20 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

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ASCI Offering FREE Flu Shots on Dec. 9

ASCI staff and clients will receive first come, first served flu shots and health screenings on Monday, December 9, 2019.

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A Value for Family: 25 Years in 25 Quotes

A Second Chance, Inc., founder, president and CEO Dr. Sharon McDaniel has documented her story time and again to show what a lifetime commitment to family and kinship care looks like….

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Kinship in Action: The McCleery Story

Throughout its 25 years of programming, A Second Chance, Inc. (ASCI) has always paid special attention to the needs of older youth, many lingering in congregate care settings. In 2012,…

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Meeting LGBTQIA+ Youth in Care Where They Are

LGBTQIA+ people and allies all over the world are marking this 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.  In June of 1969, a police riot at the Stonewall Wall Inn in…

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