Educating and Empowering the Underserved In Our Community
Since 1995
Join the Fight Against Hunger: Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Returns May 10th
Second Chance Last Opportunity is proud to partner with the National Association of Letter Carriers and the United States Postal Service for the 2025 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the nation’s largest single-day food collection event, taking place on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
Now in its 32nd year, the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has delivered more than 1.82 billion pounds of food to local food banks and community organizations across the country. On May 10th, letter carriers throughout Sarasota County will once again collect non-perishable food donations left by mailboxes and doorsteps—helping families in our area facing hunger.
Second Chance Last Opportunity is calling on the community to get involved!
How You Can Help:
1. Donate Food:
Leave non-perishable, unexpired food items in a labeled bag by your mailbox before your
mail carrier arrives on Saturday, May 10. Suggested items include canned goods, pasta, rice,
peanut butter, cereal, and other shelf-stable staples. Every donation—big or small—helps feed
families right here in Sarasota.
2. Volunteer:
SCLO is still in need of volunteers to assist in sorting the donated food at our Emergency Crisis
Center (1933 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way) on May 10th. If you are interested in volunteering
please contact SCLOprograms@gmail.com or call 941.360.8660.
Help us re-stock our shelves!
Double your support: Make a monetary donation to SCLO through the Flanzer Trust to have your contribution matched.
Our Emergency Crisis Center renovations are complete. With more space that is air-conditioned, we can serve more clients in need!
We need:
- Cases of water bottles
- Hawaiian Punch
- Yellow rice
- Canned vegetables
- Canned beans
- Paper towels
- Toilet paper
- Toothbrushes
- Personal hygiene items
- Packages of meat and frozen vegetables
SCLO Programs and Services
Youth Mentoring
We empower young people to succeed, mentoring them to the next phase of their life.
Clothing Distribution
Everyone could use a helping hand.
Holiday Meals and Gifts
Holidays are sometimes the hardest time of year for families in need. We help make sure the holidays are a time of celebration not pain.
Summer Youth Programs
Provides youths with improved coping and communication skills plus confidence to deal with their challenges and develop the ability to make positive choices.
Life Skills Classes
Classes (including parenting, job readiness, money management, anger management, etc.)
Counseling
Accessible and affordable counseling that is person-centered and creates an atmosphere of trust, respect, encouragement and integration.
Second Chance Last Opportunity
Second Chance-Last Opportunity (SCLO) is a community-based 501(c)(3) grassroots organization that has been offering life management skills classes to at-risk teens and their low income and/or homeless families since 1995.
Our clients often face multiple health, social and economic challenges, and therefore our approach is holistic as well as empowering. Along with the strategies and skills for success gained from our classes, we offer counseling, health education, youth programs, food distributions, shelter referrals, all with a dose of tough love, if appropriate. Most importantly, we give back the responsibility for turning their lives around to the individuals we serve.
We are proud to share the results we are achieving as well as information about our financials, governance, management, and needs via our profile at The Giving Partner. Click the logo to review our nonprofit profile there.
Double Your Donation To SCLO
Second Chance-Last Opportunity (SCLO) has been blessed by the Flanzer Trust, who have pledged to double any donations to SCLO made through their platform! To donate, click the link below!
Sponsors & Partners
We appreciate all the ways our business and community partners come together to bring change to children and families in need
