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OK, I was Wrong

by Danny | Mar 6, 2019 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Incarceration

Yesterday had the opportunity to attend the River Council Business Networking event and must admit… I was wrong. Held at the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Sanford, the folks attending (and operating) were not what I had expected or were accustomed to....

Treading the sensitive

by Danny | Feb 19, 2019 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Recidivism, Reentry

In today’s political and over-ambushed scene, treading the sensitive has taken on new and unbalancing dimensions. Even the invisible deserve dignity For the justice-involved, recognizing their mental, emotional, and psychological landscape can be a huge step away from...

Sleep and Escape

by Danny | Feb 11, 2019 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Incarceration, Prison

Freedom never can be taken For convicts doing time, sleep and escape may be the only way to retain sanity. Stick drives this concept home for those who have never experienced incarceration. 2nd Chance University partners with organizations/institutions dedicated to...

Hire a Felon? Say it ain’t so

by Danny | Feb 5, 2019 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Reentry

I hire those who have stumbled… but there are two fundamental conditions. Are you paper, rock, or scissors? Before pointing fingers and saying not fair one group has conditions while another does not, stop and think about it for a moment while we side-step at the...

The Real Thing

by Danny | Jan 31, 2019 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Alternative to Incarceration, Recidivism, Reentry

Throughout our programs Stick and Duck detail their experiences about doing time. Though there are entertaining movies and books about prison life, those don’t compare to the real thing. The Real Thing Bosses scream while walking the runs of our prison wing all day...

The Human Element

by Danny | Jan 28, 2019 | 2nd Chance University: Empowering the Justice-Involved, Reentry

2nd Chance University believes everyone can reach their mountaintop no matter the obstacles in the way. Our programs rely on trauma informed care, behavioral best-practice approaches, cultural and holistic theories, and the most important ingredient threading success:...