- To educate communities in an effort to prevent the cycle of child, drug and alcohol abuse.
- To provide children and families with kinship alternatives as a primary placement option.
- To extend knowledge gained and expand organizational capacity with traditional and non-traditional constituents.
- To enhance long-term financial security.
- To maintain state-of-the-art facilities, technologies and operations.
About UsKinship Care...It’s our purpose!
Introduction
A Second Chance, Inc. (ASCI) is a non-profit corporation established in 1994. Its mission is to provide a safe, secure, and nurturing environment to children who are being cared for by their relatives or a close family friend - formally called "kinship care". ASCI became a subcontracting agency of Allegheny County Children and Youth Services (now called Allegheny County Children, Youth and Families [CYF]) in July, 1994.
Our Mission
To strengthen and preserve healthy kinship families for children.
Our Vision
A world where all youth are given an equal opportunity to grow into responsible adults; where abuse and addiction cycles are broken
Our Mantra
Every Child Touched by A Second Chance, Inc. Has a Right to Be Safe and Must Thrive.