North Carolina Second Chance Alliance

04/23/2026

Join NC Poor People's Campaign and North Carolina Second Chance Alliance for Second Chance Day at the Wake County Justice Center on April 27th at 10AM.

04/02/2026

Please follow Second Chance Federation for updates about our work!

03/30/2026

Family - We are moving over to a new page - Second Chance Federation officially launches on April 17!! Join us in person or virtually - https://scflaunch.vfairs.com/en/registration-form

Please go follow Second Chance Federation to stay updated!

A national non-profit law firm dedicated to providing legal services, policy advocacy and leadership development for justice-impacted communities.

03/26/2026

Our official launch event is coming up in just a few weeks on April 17 in Charlotte, NC! We're excited for 5 different panels talking about everything from re-entry to leadership development with experts from across the country! Join us in-person or virtually, attendance is free, but please register here: https://scflaunch.vfairs.com/en/registration-form

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03/25/2026

For more than 9 years it's been the law of the land to provide gender affirming care to incarcerated people, and now that policy has come to an end because of a federal court ruling. This is incredibly harmful because we know gender affirming care is literally life saving.

‘People will die,’ an advocate warns, as standard treatments for gender dysphoria are replaced with therapy and antidepressants after Trump’s order.

03/24/2026

THIS THURSDAY in Greensboro: Our monthly Thursday Thoughts events are going down! Join us for great conversations and meeting people in your community! Free to attend! Starts at 6pm!

03/23/2026

Do you live near Charlotte, NC? We'd love to have you at our screening of Held & Healing featuring our Chief of Staff Kristie Puckett on Monday, April 13 at the Independent Picture House as we honor Black Maternal Health Week. Event starts with a resource fair at 6pm! RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/held-and-healing-a-changemakers-story-tickets-1983950446191

03/20/2026

Holding people in solitary is confinement is cruel - including our young people.

Disability Rights NC said five of the state's 13 juvenile detention centers hold residents in solitary confinement, which administrators deny.

03/19/2026

Second Chance Federation is proud to have partnered with the Urban Institute for their Black Family Thriving Initiative. This short film features our Executive Director Daryl Atkinson and our Chief of Staff Kristie Puckett - they tell some of their stories around fines and fees associated with incarceration.

Hear more from them at our official launch event on April 17 in Charlotte (or attend virtually). RSVP to join us: https://scflaunch.vfairs.com/en/registration-form

03/18/2026

TOMORROW in High Point & New Bern and in NEXT WEEK in Greensboro: Our monthly Thursday Thoughts events are going down! Join us for great conversations and meeting people in your community! Free to attend!