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.
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!
2nd Chance Indiana
9135 N Meridian St, Ste A3, Indianapolis, IN 46260-1815
Our mission is to reduce recidivism and rebuild lives through the dignity of work.
