Newsletter

2nd Chance Indiana reentrant interactions in first 5 months of the year are now over 5,000. Vanpool transportation comes to southwest Indiana in Clark County, and Nancy's Blog shows how massive federal cuts due to fraudulent activity has cut non-profit grants that have many good caring non-profits begging for money. And check out the Sakhem Institute that helps Black reentrants to have a great life after incarceration. (And lots more!)

May 20, 2026

2500+ Reentrant Employers ARE NOW Listed On 2ndChanceIN.com! Plus read about the P-30 Job Fair, The A Step Up Housing effort, and more!

Read about the 18 Indiana counties that are statistically considered to be transportation deserts. With no public transportation, many reentrants cannot get to work. With 2nd Chance Indiana's van support, they are able to not only get a job but to keep the job as they get back on their feet, save some money, and eventually get a vehicle.  Plus, Read about Monroe County's effort to support those on probation with new tools and better rules...and much more!

March 20, 2026

This month, 2nd Chance Indiana is unveiling the beginning downloads of what will be the most comprehensive listing of fair chance (2nd chance) employers ever compiled for our state. And, our Career Path Trainer, Doug Evans, has just finished up two more cohorts, having graduated a total of 200 men and women have now participated in 2nd Chance Indiana Career Path Workshops in facilities around Indiana. Lots more too!

February 20, 2026

2nd Chance Indiana is helping 80 reentrants get to and from work in 20 Indiana towns and cities, through 11 counties, to work for 23 employers. Without transportation help, these folks would not be able to get to and from work or keep their jobs. Successful employment increases self-sufficiency and a commitment to improved health and a better future.

January 20, 2026

Transportation Poverty, Lite Program Accomplishments, 2CI Job Counselor Gives Hope, & More!
"Headlines around the U.S. are awakening communities to the problem of Transportation Poverty, which includes up to 67% of reentrants who don't have access to a car or truck. Without it they won't be able to apply for jobs, or get there every day so they can keep the job...."

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!

Support for reentrants' with substance use issue is here, with transportation to and from jobs for those without a vehicle. Plus big graduation inside Duval work-release facility. Then curl up and read about the cat program at the Michigan City maximum security prison, that seems to turn hardened criminals into loving caregivers.