Former Foster Youth Beats All Odds
There is often a negative stigma that follows children in foster care, as some assume they are destined to have behavioral and developmental issues, criminal records, mental and emotional instability,…
ASCI Celebrates Youth Program with Graduation Ceremony
ASCI’s Boys II Men program hosted a Rites of Passage dinner ceremony to honor its young men for finishing the 10-week curriculum. They learned integrity, accountability, respect, discipline and so…
Send in Your Nominations for the 2020 PA Permanency Conference
The Pennsylvania Permanency Conference celebrates the many ways families and professionals in the child welfare system support one another and work together to achieve permanent connections for all children and…
Single Father Adopts 5 Siblings Under the Age of 5
On October 17, single father Lamont Thomas of Buffalo, New York, adopted five siblings under the age of five—Zendaya, 5; Jamel, 4; Nakia, 3; Major, 2; and Michaela, 1—according to…
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.
National Adoption Day in Pittsburgh with ASCI
On November 23, ASCI celebrated National Adoption Day in Pittsburgh, which was full of balloon animals, caricatures and even guest appearances from Ariel the mermaid and Elsa from “Frozen!” Twenty-eight…
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,…