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Welcome to the Second Chance Newsroom — your hub for the latest stories, updates, and impact from our mission to retrain, reclaim, and renew. Here you’ll find inspiring success stories from our workforce development program, behind-the-scenes looks at architectural salvage and deconstruction, community highlights, and important announcements. Stay connected with what’s happening at Second Chance and see how your support helps change lives and build a better Baltimore.

Read “Different Kind of Demo: House ‘Deconstructed’ by Nonprofit” in Westport Journal
We are grateful to Westport Journal‘s executive editor, Thane Grauel, for highlighting the deconstruction efforts we make in support of our nonprofit mission! Read the original article and see the accompanying imagery here. And, yes… we have traveled even further than Massachusetts to provide green demolition!
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CEO Mark Foster Sits Down for an Insightful Interview during “Java with Jim”
Our Founder and CEO, Mark S. Foster, sits down for an informative interview with Jim Ries, the Business Development Director from Offit-Kurman. This is a super way to get the inside scoop on Second Chance from the man who started it all!
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SC Leads the List of “12 Baltimore Thrift Stores that Put the Charm in Charm City”
Written by our new friends at Sustainable Jungle, this nifty piece guides readers on a tour of Baltimore’s finest thrifting operations. We are honored to lead the list and invite you to discover the other eleven fine establishments that are highlighted.
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2022 Top-Rated Nonprofit Award – 9th Consecutive Year!
We’re happy to have earned the prestigious Top-Rated Nonprofit Award for the 9th consecutive year! We don’t do what we do for accolades, but it still feels good when so many of you affirm the social, environmental, architectural, and economic differences we’re making in Baltimore and beyond.
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Second Chance is a Leading Prop Source for Major TV Shows!
On the 20th anniversary of the premiere of The Wire, get an inside look at some of the props we’ve sourced and received from major TV series. It’s a joy to partner in these productions! Take a listen to this segment from ABC’s WMAR-2:
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