2nd Chance, Inc. is a non-profit 501 c (3) organization that assists victims of domestic and sexual violence. 2nd Chance has operated the Joy Kathryn Courtney House emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence since 1990. The organization's mission is to provide safe shelter and supportive services to victims of domestic and sexual violence and offer educational outreach to the community and to create awareness of and strengthen the movement to end this violence.

A United Way Agency; Member, Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Associate Member, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Member, Alabama Coalition Against Sexual Violence, Member, Homeless Coalition of Northeast Alabama; Member, Alabama Association of Non-Profits; Member, Calhoun and Etowah County Children's Policy Councils.
Supported by: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Law Enforcement/Traffic Safety Division; State of Alabama; City of Anniston; Calhoun/Cleburne District Attorney's Office; Etowah County District Attorney's Office; Talladega County District Attorney's Office; United Way Combined Federal and Combined State Campaigns; the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence; the Alabama Coalition Against Sexual Violence; and the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.