Second Chance Center Inc

The mission of Second Chance Center (SCC) is to help formerly incarcerated individuals transition to lives of success and fulfillment. The individuals served by SCC often face significant barriers to stability, including mental illness, substance use disorders, trauma, limited employment history, and housing instability. Many individuals are released from incarceration with no stable housing, limited family support, and few resources to successfully reintegrate into the community.SCC provides a comprehensive reentry model that integrates care management, peer mentoring, behavioral health navigation, Continued on Schedule O...workforce development, and housing stabilization. At intake, client partners work with care managers to develop individualized life goals and service plans. SCC provides ongoing support to help individuals achieve stability, including access to basic needs such as food, clothing, transportation assistance, health care referrals, and employment services. SCC's model emphasizes "role-modeling possibilities," with many staff members having lived experience with the justice system and serving as mentors and guides for those navigating reentry.Stable housing is a cornerstone of SCC's reentry model. SCC operates a range of housing programs designed to support individuals at different stages of stability, including transitional housing, housing vouchers, affordable workforce and permanent supportive housing.Providence at the Heights, SCC's 50-unit permanent supportive housing community that opened in February 2020, provides long-term housing stability for individuals who have experienced both homelessness and justice involvement. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, all available units were fully occupied, serving more than 60 residents with supportive services designed to promote long-term stability and independence.Building on the success of Providence at the Heights, SCC recently completed development of Residences on Acoma, a 128-unit affordable housing community in Denver that includes 60 permanent supportive housing units and 68 affordable workforce housing units. This development significantly expands housing opportunities for justice-involved individuals and others experiencing housing instability while integrating supportive services that promote long-term success.Through this integrated housing and supportive services model, SCC helps individuals stabilize their lives, secure employment, reconnect with family and community, and build pathways toward long-term independence and fulfillment.