2026 IMPACT
A home base. Support that reaches beyond it.
Second Chance Village strengthened its Peer Support Clubhouse model during 2026 by developing relocatable formats for Mental Martial Arts and Sharing Circles. Alongside mobile outreach, these programs create a flexible approach to peer support that can operate from community spaces, partner locations, temporary sites, and outreach settings, not only from one building.
$4,000 put to work
Our Health & Human Services grant was fully invested in the space, supplies, hospitality, communications, and tools that help sustain peer-support programming. Our final report, prepared August 21, 2026, documented these expenditures:
| Grant-supported expense | Amount |
|---|---|
| Clubhouse and program-space rent | $1,796.50 |
| Program supplies | $1,008.11 |
| Digital and program-development tools | $530.12 |
| Food and peer hospitality | $453.26 |
| Utilities and communications | $127.18 |
| Clubhouse and Mental Martial Arts technology | $84.83 |
| Total invested | $4,000.00 |
These expenses supported the Peer Support Clubhouse and associated programming; they do not represent Second Chance Village’s entire 2026 budget.
Building continuity
A consistent gathering place matters. So does the ability to continue supporting people when transportation, housing instability, or changes in access to a facility get in the way.
Our relocatable program structure gives Second Chance Village more options for bringing structured peer support closer to participants while retaining the clubhouse as a home base.
2026 program update based on our August 21, 2026 grant report.
2025 IMPACT REPORT
Second Chance Village served Akron’s most vulnerable neighbors throughout 2025. Here is what that looked like in numbers.
2025 BY THE NUMBERS
480+
Individuals reached through mobile outreach
100
Regular Sharing Circle participants
3,200+
Meals delivered to people experiencing homelessness
HOW 2025 IMPACT HAPPENED
Second Chance Village operated on a peer-led model throughout 2025, drawing on the lived experience of its members to guide every program decision. Mobile outreach teams went into the streets of Akron week after week, meeting people where they were rather than waiting for them to come through a door.
That outreach reached more than 480 people over the year. That work is about relationships: showing up in the same places and being there when someone is ready to ask for help. Meals and supplies went out on those runs, delivered for as low as $0.65 per meal depending on supply and fuel, so donated dollars went further.
Peer connection was just as important as food. Members reported that showing up consistently mattered more than any single service. That is why Sharing Circles reached an estimated 100 regular participants across the year, based on recurring headcounts. Those gatherings created space for people to process trauma, build trust, and practice the skills taught in the Mental Martial Arts dojo.
The dojo itself saw steady growth in 2025. Members advanced through the systems, taking on leadership roles in outreach and peer support. The program continued to demonstrate that structured skill-building works in community settings, even without a permanent facility.
WHAT YOUR SUPPORT MADE POSSIBLE
The people who gave in 2025 kept us running. Every meal, every circle, every hour of peer support. That’s what your money did.
If you want to help us do more in 2026, we’ll put it to work.