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The mission of\u00a0Second Chance-Last Opportunity<\/em>\u00a0is to empower\u00a0individuals in crisis by providing them with essential skills and tools so they can manage their lives more productively.<\/p>\n

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Our vision is to serve as a gateway to hope for\u00a0individuals who want to change their lives for the better.<\/p>\n

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SCLO\u2019s History \u2013 How We Began<\/h1>\n

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Dr . April Glasco opened Second Chance-Last Opportunity (SCLO), a hands-on intervention center, in 1995. Since then, SCLO programs have grown to include life-management and parenting skills training, counseling, mentoring, HIV-AIDS education and counseling, summer\/after-school youth programs, food, clothing and shelter referrals, and meals\/food distributions.<\/p>\n

Her life-management training programs have transformed lives by restoring and building healthy relationships between parents, children, couples, family members, and friends.<\/p>\n

Today, April continues to reach youth, women, and men seeking and needing a second chance by helping to change, rebuild, renew, and reset lives.<\/p>\n

April\u2019s commitment to her clients is unwavering. She saw a tremendous need in her community and devised a plan to meet that need. Instead of handing out charity, April is on the streets, looking for, finding, and helping people by providing respect, counseling, training, and high expectations.<\/p>\n

Her goal for this nonprofit organization is to give people the skills and confidence that will enable them to make positive choices and build a better future for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n

The positive effect this organization has had on the people of Newtown and surrounding areas in Sarasota and other countries in southwest Florida and international communities is remarkable and demonstrable.<\/p>\n

She went back to college part-time in 2004 and graduated in May 2008 with a BA in Human Development as part of Eckerd College\u2019s Experienced Learners\u2019 Degree Program. She received her Master\u2019s in Mental Health Counseling from Webster University in December 2011. This formal education, added to her innate compassion, street smarts, drive, and faith in human potential, ensures that SCLO continues in the community for as long as there are people who need a helping hand, a committed staff, and volunteers who assist her, and generous donors and foundations who help fund the programs.<\/p>\n

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Second Chance Last Opportunity locations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Main office<\/strong>
1933 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Sarasota, FL 34234
941-360-8660<\/p>\n

Education, Counseling & Training Center<\/strong>
14 S. Lime Ave, Sarasota, FL 34237-6106
941-360-8660<\/p>\n

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The mission of\u00a0Second Chance-Last Opportunity\u00a0is to empower\u00a0individuals in crisis by providing them with essential skills and tools so they can manage their lives more productively. Our vision is to serve as a gateway to hope for\u00a0individuals who want to change their lives for the better. SCLO\u2019s History \u2013 How We Began Dr . April Glasco […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\r\n

The mission of\u00a0Second Chance-Last Opportunity<\/em>\u00a0is to empower\u00a0individuals in crisis by providing them with essential skills and tools so they can manage their lives more productively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Our vision is to serve as a gateway to hope for\u00a0individuals who want to change their lives for the better.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

SCLO\u2019s History \u2013 How We Began<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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After experiences as a Corrections Officer at the Manatee County Sheriff Department, as a Juvenile Detention Case Worker at the Department of Juvenile Justice, and as a Tech at Manatee Glens Hospital, April Glasco opened a convenience store in the heart of Sarasota\u2019s Newtown, a historically black community which continually struggles with big-city issues like crime, drugs, domestic violence, and unemployment. From her vantage point, April watched young people make bad choices and ruin their lives. She decided to do something about this and closed her storefront, giving away its contents, and in 1995 re-opened it as\u00a0Second Chance-Last Opportunity<\/em>, a hands-on intervention center. Since then, SCLO programs have grown to include life-management skills training, parenting skills training, counseling, mentoring, HIV-AIDS education and counseling, summer and after-school youth programs, food, clothing and shelter referrals, and holiday meals and food distribution.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

April\u2019s commitment to her clients is unwavering. She saw a tremendous need in her community, and devised a plan to meet that need. Instead of handing out charity, April is on the streets, looking for, finding, and then helping people who need what she, her small staff and volunteers can offer \u2013 respect, counseling, training, and high expectations to help individuals meet their potential. The goal is to give people the skills and confidence that will enable them to make positive choices and build a better future for themselves and their families. The positive effect this organization has had on the people of Newtown is remarkable and demonstrable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

April went back to college part-time in 2004 and graduated in May 2008 with a BA in Human Development as part of Eckerd College\u2019s Experienced Learners\u2019 Degree Program. She received her Master\u2019s in Mental Health Counseling from Webster University in December 2011. This formal education, added to April\u2019s innate compassion, street smarts, drive, and faith in human potential, ensures that\u00a0Second Chance-Last Opportunity<\/em>\u00a0successfully continues in the community for as long as there are people who need a helping hand, committed staff and volunteers who assist her, and generous donors and foundations who help fund the programs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1933 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Sarasota, FL 34234<\/p>\r\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\nHistory And Mission - Second Chance Last Opportunity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/secondchancelastopportunity.org\/about-us\/history-and-mission\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"History And Mission - Second Chance Last Opportunity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The mission of\u00a0Second Chance-Last Opportunity\u00a0is to empower\u00a0individuals in crisis by providing them with essential skills and tools so they can manage their lives more productively. Our vision is to serve as a gateway to hope for\u00a0individuals who want to change their lives for the better. 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