Learning Center

The story highlights a 17-year life expectancy gap between local affluent communities versus "islands of disadvantage."

The story originally appeared in Teen Vogue and on the Center for Public Integrity website and sheds light on the struggles many young people face when navigating homelessness and an under-funded U.S. system.

Meet Alexis! Alexis participated in Second Story for Young Mothers at a challenging moment in her life. Now she shares her inspirational second story.

How can you begin to transform underserved communities? By starting with empowerment and leadership opportunities for local youth. Hear directly from our staff and some teens in our programs about the challenges they face and ways they are writing second stories for themselves and their communities.

Fairfax County Government provides as summary of relevant statistics related to homelessness and hunger in one of the wealthiest counties in the country. It's statistics like these that demonstrate why Second Story's programs are so essential.

According to Fairfax County Government’s Office to Prevent and End Homelessness, “the number of people in families with children experiencing homelessness increased by 33% between 2022 and 2023." Learn more.

Hear directly from the FCPS Homeless & Foster Care Liaison and Second Story CEO about youth homelessness in Fairfax County.

Join Second Story staff for a previously recorded discussion about human trafficking in Northern Virginia and learn how our programs provide much-needed support to victims. 

Learn about local efforts to reconnect youth following the COVID Pandemic. Hear directly from Second Story's staff and author Anne Kim about what they're seeing on the ground in our community.

A report on the state of Virginia's children and how community members and organizations can better support them.

In December, 2021 the Surgeon General of the United States released a report on the state of youth mental health in the country.

This episode of Second Story's podcasts we talk to Angel, Second Story's program manager for Second Story for Homeless Youth, about how abuse affects specifically young women and their greater circle – their futures, dreams, children, and mental health.

This episode of Second Story's podcast educates us on PTSD - its causes, symptoms, and the way it affects its victims - with our Vice President of Residential Services and Senior Therapist, Cathy Benn.

In this episode of Second Story's podcast we hear from Anne Kim, a journalist, author, and fountain of wisdom and insight on youth issues.

This recorded presentation includes information on different kinds of online hate and harassment (such as cyberbullying, virtual sex abuse, and criminal radicalization), their impact on youth and families, as well as what you can do to help as a member of the community.