A Second Chance, Inc.

Who We Are:

A Second Chance, Inc. (ASCI) is a nonprofit corporation established in 1994. Its mission is to provide a safe, secure, and nurturing environment to children in the care of relatives or close family friends—formally called kinship care. ASCI is the largest provider of kinship support services to Allegheny County, Pa., where it is also headquartered. ASCI also has contracts in Westmoreland, Fayette, Mercer, and Washington counties and a large office in Philadelphia County—where it provides a full range of services to families, youth, and children in cooperation with the Department of Human Services (DHS), which considers ASCI the provider of choice for kinship-related services—serving three additional contiguous counties.

ASCI is the largest foster care provider to the Allegheny County Department of Human Services’ Office of Children, Youth, and Families (CYF). In conjunction with the courts, CYF determines the appropriate placements for neglected, abused, or abandoned children before referring these families to ASCI to stabilize the placements, license the homes according to Department of Public Welfare (DPW) requirements and ASCI’s Gold Standard 60-day certification family approval process, provide crucial support services and ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of the children in care.

What We Do:

The organization provides the following help to single mothers and children:

• Early Childhood Development Initiative
• Family Service Transportation
• In-Home Clinical Services
• Kinship Navigator
• Point of Contact (POC) Program
• Support Services