"If there was a class about how to tie my shoes, I took it!" says Charlotte A., a reentrant who has worked for the past eight years at North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN), about her 20 years of incarceration. "I saw people leave and come back," she recalls, "and I knew I was not coming back." She heard about CEO Brenda Palms and NLEN's programs for those with a background while she was still "inside," and "hit the ground running once she was out." Listen in as we talk about Second (or Fair) Chance month and the importance of self-value and giving back no matter what your background may be.