SECOND CHANCE RBC

Organizational Summary

Mission:
Second Chance RBC purpose is to provide programming to offer alternatives to the criminal justice system in Riverbend City.

Overview:
As a nonprofit organization, SC RBC provides services to adults and juveniles throughout the city. While the programming for adults focuses on reducing recidivism, the programming for juveniles provides prevention and diversion services. The adult programs are integrated throughout Riverbend City. The student programs are available in all high schools within the district.

Who we serve:

Adults
37% female, 63% male
57% Hispanic/Latino, 26% White/Caucasian, 16% African-American, 1% other

Second Chance Program
32% female, 68% male
12% middle school, 88% high school
62% Hispanic/Latino, 22% White/Caucasian, 13% African-American, 3% other
77% of participants also receive Free School Breakfast and/or lunch

First Chance Program
41% female, 59% male
27% middle school, 73% high school
68% Hispanic/Latino, 19% White/Caucasian, 11% African-American, 2% other
81% of participants also receive Free School Breakfast and/or lunch

History

: SC RBC was established in 2000, when it brought 10 of the city’s halfway houses into one nonprofit. This initial focus was on adults and supporting adults in their reentry into society.

In 2005, the programming was expanded with the collaborative partnership with the RBC School District, the Police Department and the RBC Juvenile Justice system. The RBC School District had instituted zero-tolerance policies for weapons, drugs and other school violations. As a result, they had experienced an increase in expulsions and drop-outs while the juvenile justice system saw an increase in juvenile offenders. To address this school-to-prison pipeline, Second Chance RBC began offering alternative programming for students with non-violent school offenses. After several years of this public-private partnership, the RBC School District began to see a decrease with students entering the juvenile justice system. Nevertheless, RBC School District was interested furthering this success to translate into decreases in expulsions and drop-outs. In 2008, Second Chance RBC launched its First Chance programming, providing character development, counseling and anger management. While the First and Second Chance programs are in all the high schools, there are culturally competent First Chance programs offered at Orrin Collins High School for the school’s Latino and African-American students, and at Swann High with a focus on the school’s Somali students.

Nonprofit Transparency:

Second Chance is a nonprofit organization with a board that provides oversight. The board meets at least five times per year. The board membership includes:

1 Rebecca Reeves, Chair

2 Keshana Berger , Treasurer

3 Michael Santos

4 Erika Jensen

5 Neha Lang

6 Richard Allen

Funding Sources:

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