2010
Overcoming Barriers to Employment and Retention Award
Baltimore Regional Workforce Innovations
Enoch Pratt Community Award
The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore
Celebrating Beacons of Hope in Baltimore and the World
2009
President’s Award – Craftsman of the Year
American Institute of Architects
Second Chance Salvage is recognized for rescuing and recycling the vast treasures of the craftsmen of Baltimore’s architectural past to be truly given a second chance!
Certificate of Recognition
City of Baltimore
In recognition of your outstanding service to the Operation Safe Kids Program and our city’s youth.
2008
Best Place to Buy Used Furniture
Baltimore City Paper’s Best of Baltimore
Warehouse No. 3 in the Second Chance empire is the biggest treasure trove of affordable used furniture in the city. Sure, you can spend a few grand on an obnoxiously ostentatious stuffed orange leather carved walnut couch and club chair set (someone did–it’s gone), but there is plenty here for the modest budget. Every style is represented, from Art Nouveau gliding rockers to Mission-style dining room sets to Federal style chairs and all points in between. You could walk out of here with an awesome midcentury solid wood dresser for $200. We uncovered a hand-carved pine headboard and footboard stacked in a row of unremarkable factory-made bed frames. Walk through the vast warehouse and you’ll find just about anything you could muscle through your front door. School lockers. Oriental rugs. Baby furniture. Entertainment cabinets. The list stretches on; all you have to do is scratch out plenty of time to explore.
Best Place to Furnish on a Budget
Baltimore Magazine’s Best of Baltimore
If you enjoy the hunt for unique items, you’ll love the five well-stocked warehouses of Second Chance Inc. A recent jaunt turned up some great finds including a mint condition 1920’s French armoire, a handmade Afghan rug, Victorian-era chairs, and a shelving unit deconstructed from the set of The Wire. The nonprofit Second Chance also believes in giving low-income Baltimoreans a second chance by training them in carpentry, craftsmanship, and construction.
2007
Best Place to Buy Claw-Foot Tubs, Wrought-Iron Railings, and a Box of Glass Doorknobs
Baltimore City Paper’s Best of Baltimore
Second Chance has five–count ’em, five–huge warehouses full of cool old stuff salvaged from buildings about to go under the wrecking ball. All sorts of architectural salvage can be found here: stuff made of wood, plaster, glass, marble, stone, or iron. Fireplaces, doorknobs, moldings, balustrades, chandeliers, paneling, cabinets, sinks, tubs, tiles, faucets, and appliances. Furniture, lighting, home décor, antiques. Shutters, windows, doors, radiators. If it’s something you could put in your house, on your house, or around your house, seriously,they probably have it. And it probably has some history. And it’s probably way cooler than the kind you would have found if you went to Home Depot and picked up the chipboard-and-glue mass-produced wannabe version.
2005
Outstanding Employer
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Official Citation
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, Chair of the Baltimore City Delegation
Sincerest congratulations are offered to Second Chance in recognition of enhancing our region’s economic and workforce development through your commitment to re-entry employment.
Official Citation
Senator Verna L. Jones, 44th Legislative District, Baltimore City
Be it hereby known to all that sincerest congratulations are offered to Second Chance in recognition of your tireless efforts and unwavering commitment to Baltimore City’s Ex-Offender Initiative Re-entry Center and for working to enhance our region’s economic and workforce deevelopment. Thank you for your dedication. The invaluable gift that you have given will continue to give for years to come.
2004
Mayor’s Business Recognition Awards
Greater Baltimore Committee and the Baltimore Development Corporation
Mayor’s Letter of Appreciation
Mayor Martin O’Malley
Wow! I am thrilled about your achievements to date…. The city is fortunate to have the commitment and vision of persons like you.
