“It’s not about giving them back their old life. It’s about giving them the opportunity to create a new, even greater life than what they had before.”
Our Mission
To restore hope and dignity and affect positively the quality of life for brain injury survivors, adults with cognitive disorders, and their families, minimizing the effects and enabling each to function at the highest level possible, both in the community and in their personal life.
Since inception, hundreds of brain injury survivors & adults with cognitive disorders have benefited from participation in cognitive training, educational programs (including social and life skills development, support groups, computer training, the arts, volunteerism, outings, recreational, and referral services. These specialized services expand the continuum of care following medical rehabilitation and encourages community integration.
Members of Second Chance are blessed to be alive after narrowly surviving traumatic brain injuries (resulting from a severe blow to the head) or acquired brain injuries (stroke, aneurysm, disease, illness, etc). Now that they have survived against great odds, their greatest challenge is learning how to live life again with permanent disability.
Retraining and relearning requires time, consistency, expertise, and a structured, secure environment. Social Security Disability or Social Security Income (SSI) is the only source of income for many brain injury survivors.
Social and economic struggles are overwhelming to survivors and their families. Community integration and reestablishment issues seem insurmountable. Second Chance of Northwest Florida exists to help restore function, hope, dignity, and quality of life. If you or someone you know in Northwest Florida has survived a traumatic or acquired brain
