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Everyone dreams about how they want their life to look, but not everyone has the same level of opportunity to fulfill these dreams. Some of us grow up in loving families with solid support s...

Kelsey’s story has some of the lowest lows we’ve heard yet as well as one of the most relatable closings, and it’s made all the more affecti...

For the last installment of this season’s topical discussion on values we’re talking about empowerment. In addition to meeting basic needs,...

A 2021 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation uncovered some especially alarming news about mental health. 4 in 10 adults reported symptom...

Daniel was a basketball star. One of the best in Virginia during his high school years, in fact. He received a scholarship to play in colleg...

For the first of our topical episodes this season we’re speaking again to our CEO, Judith Dittman, about equity. Judith is the first to say...

In this episode we talk with Meghan Huebner, Second Story's Vice President of Residential Services. Meghan talks about some of the unique ch...

Jimena experienced homelessness for a long and exhausting five years. Her situation made her eligible for more than one of our programs – sh...

In this episode, we’re speaking with Cathy, Second Story’s Senior Therapist. She leads Second Story’s counseling and mental health evaluatio...

Caitlin grew up without the family structure a lot of us take for granted, entering the foster care system as a preteen and juggling between...

We’re starting off this season with a special episode about COVID-19 and its impact on our work and young people in our community. We begin...

Renée has a law degree, a master's degree, and a PhD. She also was born into poverty. She was a single parent. She was abused. She was a col...

In some of their most tender years, young people need stability and support at home. But this isn’t always possible, and the stakes can be h...

Lucy’s story is remarkably normal. In fact, statistics say that about half of us will find solidarity with Lucy in that about half of us are...

To experience something traumatic can feel earth-shattering, but common wisdom says that when we experience trauma we should process, recupe...

Today’s story looks at something major, what came and went as a major news story for most of us, and zooms all the way in at one person’s ex...

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports that 10 million people a year are physically abused by an intimate partner, and you...

At a young age, Bree saw most of the things she thought could count on fall away. But rather than focusing on the present that betrayed her,...

New episodes, more remarkable stories, available for listening this fall. We are thrilled to bring you season TWO of Second Stories! We prod...

This is part one of a two-part series from Johnny and his daughter, Merrill. Johnny visited Second Story’s teen shelter as a young person wh...

Simron is a first generation immigrant, originally from South Asia. When she and her family moved to the U.S. she realized her new home had...

For the most part, Tina Gordon thought she was a lot like any other kid. She went to school. She had siblings at home. She played outside. S...

Everyone dreams about how they want their life to look, but not everyone has the same level of opportunity to fulfill these dreams. Some of...