Foundation for Second Chances, Inc

Foundation for Second Chances (FFSC) is a community based organization that utilizes hands-on education, mentoring, health awareness and community service to maximize the potential of youth. Second Chances' goal is to make sure that our children are given all that they need to thrive. This includes a quality education, nutritious food and exercise, a safe and nurturing environment and the chance to give back to their community.

FFSC strives to create an environment of love, compassion, safety and respect. In order to better serve our youth, we have developed a strong network of partners who provide our children and families with all that they need to become engaged and proactive in their communities.

FFSC helps underprivileged, abused, and abandoned youth overcome the vicious cycle of poverty, substandard education, and violence by supporting them academically and emotionally. The objectives of FFSC are:

1. To develop and maximize communities by fostering mutually beneficial partnerships between students, families, schools, organizations and businesses.
2. To strengthen youth's commitment to their aspirations by increasing their confidence, improving their academics, and connecting them with positive and successful role models.
3. To empower youth as leaders of change by engaging them in the planning and execution of community elevation projects.

Through FFSC's six key programs: 1) Second Chances After School Program; 2) Second Chances Mentoring Program; 3) Second ChancesReading Wheels Literacy Program; 4) Second Chances Community Innitiatives; 5) Second Chances Leadership Program and 6) Second Chances Tutoring Program South LA youth are provided a brighter future through a second chance.