Voices from our Programs: Hear directly from 2S staff and teens

How can you begin to transform underserved communities? Hear about challenges and ways teens are writing their second stories with empowerment and leadership opportunities.
Learning Series: Reconnecting Generation COVID

Learn about local efforts to reconnect youth following the COVID Pandemic. Hear directly from Second Story’s staff and author Anne Kim about what they’re seeing on the ground in our community.
4 Facts You Didn’t Know About Human Trafficking and Youth

Learn the facts about human trafficking, including shocking statistics about the local situation and how the COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of people at risk.
News Clip: “Gaps in social services are leaving homeless youth with ‘no good choice'”

Teen Vogue and the Center for Public Integrity describe the struggles young people face when navigating homelessness in an under-funded U.S. system.
News Clip: “Islands of Disadvantage”

This local news clip featuring 2S staff and a client highlights a 17-year life expectancy gap between local affluent communities versus “islands of disadvantage” just down the street.
Podcast: Youth Disconnection & Foster Care

In this episode of Second Story’s podcast we hear from Anne Kim, a journalist, author, and fountain of wisdom and insight on youth issues, about the crisis of abandonment and ways we can help.