Read about Nancy's upcoming speech at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, plans for a new reentry room at the new Marion County Jail, and about other happenings at Unite Indy in our October 2022 newsletter.
Nancy Cotterill co-founded 2nd Chance Indiana (as UNITE INDY) in late 2016. She was editor and later publisher of Indianapolis Business Journal, and then created a not-for-profit online news outlet for the four million wheelchair users in the U.S. As an award-winning journalist, Nancy uses her talents to promote efforts to fight the causes of overall poverty throughout our area while working to spread the specific message that second chance employment is lowering recidivism, changing lives, and raising families out of poverty.
December 19, 2025
"Thanks to 2nd Chance Indiana's Job Counselor, and it's Career Path Workshop, 85% of reentrants who took the Career Workshop are employed. THAT is an INCREDIBLE." - Julie Fidler, Program Director, Duval Work Release Facility
December 5, 2025
Jeremy Hayes is like many men who paid the price for a mistake and just wanted a better life. He wrote us recently and said, "A little over two weeks after I got out of jail, I was given a second chance , and that opportunity changed my life.
Lots going on! 2nd Chance Indiana will soon be debuting an online catalog of apprenticeships, certifications, and educational opportunities for reentrants across the state of Indiana, as well as a greatly expanded database of second-chance employers in the state. These opportunities will increase the earning potential of our reentering men and women who want a better life, and are willing to work for it. Plus lots more!
