Me and My Afro: 11-Year-Old Writes Book About Self-Love During COVID-19
While most children spend their free time playing video games, 11-year-old Aiden wrote a book entitled Me and My Afro. He created this book to help children who may struggle…
Child Welfare Legislative Updates: December 28, 2020-January 8, 2021
Please review the following child welfare legislative updates pertinent to children and families from December 28, 2020 – January 8, 2021. These bills and other important legislation can be tracked at GovTrack.us. Health …
Deep Mattress Discounts for Foster Families!
Are any kinship families in need of mattresses? Contact your ASCI caseworker for further information!
ASCI President and CEO Dr. Sharon McDaniel Responds to Events at the Capital
Every day at A Second Chance, Inc., we ask, how are the children? How are their families? Today we also must ask, how is our country? President-elect Joe Biden stated, “The world’s watching. I…
Representation Matters: Man Creates Black-Owned Cereal Proud Puffs
Following protests in Minneapolis, Nic King wanted to buy black-owned cereal and couldn’t find any. However, in the middle of the night, he was inspired to create his own: Proud…
Minnesota Boy Raises Funds to Feed 225 Health Care Workers
One night during bedtime, 5-year-old Eli Svensk told his father James that he wanted to help health care workers. James decided to create a fundraising page to buy meals from…
Pittsburgh Native Creates “Adopt-A-Nurse” Campaign
Pittsburgh native Bridget Coleman spent many days in Forbes Hospital as a child. “I was born with a hole in my heart,” Coleman told Pittsburgh’s Action News. She depended on…
Couple Adopts 5-Year-Old Boy and Has the “Best Christmas Ever”
Exactly one year after Michaela and Dave Robbins began fostering Noah, they tell Pittsburgh’s KDKA that this was the “best Christmas ever.” The Robbins brought 5-year-old Noah into their home…
JuJu Smith-Schuster Gives 200 Kids Gift Cards for Christmas
JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation partnered with Walmart to give over 200 kids from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania $20,000 in gift cards for a happier…
Tiffany Haddish Introduces Internship for Foster Youth
Tiffany Haddish is giving back to California foster youth with an internship program that starts in summer 2021. She recently announced the program, which is operating through her nonprofit organization, the…