{"id":241,"date":"2020-01-18T23:08:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T23:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secondchance.org.au\/?page_id=241"},"modified":"2024-06-23T11:59:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T01:59:47","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/secondchance.org.au\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Second Chance was set up in 2001 to address the urgent issue of women\u2019s homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Second Chance Fund Raising Group (ABN 84 194 825 242) is an Incorporated Association. The committee is a Public Benevolent Institution and is registered with the Australian Charities and Not For Profit Commission (ACNC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Chance received\nendorsement by the Australian Taxation Office as a deductible gift recipient,\nas well as endorsement for charity tax concessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are independent and\nreceive no government funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee members bring their diverse experience, knowledge and passion to change the lives of other women and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SECOND CHANCE CO-FOUNDERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Dale Spender, AM FRSA<\/strong>
An Australian feminist scholar, educator and activist, Dale has a background in writing, public speaking, broadcasting and academic consulting. A former chair of the Copyright Agency Limited and former deputy chair of the State Library of Queensland, she co-founded Second Chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marjorie Morton <\/strong>
Queensland businesswoman Majorie Morton trained originally as a radiation therapist, before founding a food brokerage business which has morphed into a national company. Becoming aware of the shortage of crisis beds for homeless women two decades ago, she went on to co-found Second Chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE COMMITTEE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Kathleen Noonan – President<\/strong>
Kathleen Noonan is a Brisbane-based journalist and columnist, who has reported in South Africa, the UK and Australia over three decades. Her weekly column and reporting appeared in newspapers throughout Australia for 16 years. She has a long-standing interest in what makes society fair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Majorie Morton – Treasurer<\/strong>
Majorie Morton has been the treasurer since Second Chance became incorporated body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zara Sexton – Vice President<\/strong>
Zara Sexton has been involved with Second Chance since its inception. She works in professional services marketing.
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Amanda Schiavo<\/strong> – Secretary<\/strong>
Amanda is a dedicated teacher, mother of three, and advocate for women’s rights. With a teaching career spanning different educational systems over 20 years, she believes education is a critical tool in creating awareness of social justice issues and the needs of the marginalised. As Head of Department of English and Humanities over the past 8 years, she’s passionate about boosting the literacy skills of students. Amanda is a member of the senior leadership team in the Edmund Rice Flexi-schools network, working with young people who have experienced trauma. She is currently studying a Masters of Educational Leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alison Kubler<\/strong>
Alison Kubler is a writer and Editor of VAULT, a journal of art and culture. She is a Board Member of the National Gallery of Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Dickson<\/strong>
Michael is an architect and academic exploring ways that we can make our built environments more open, connective, and joyful. He is also interested in the notion of design as a social process that has the capacity to provide uplift and learning whilst delivering thoughtful outcomes for end users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Second Chance was set up in 2001 to address the urgent issue of women\u2019s homelessness. The Second Chance Fund Raising Group (ABN 84 194 825 242) is an Incorporated Association. The committee is a Public Benevolent Institution and is registered with the Australian Charities and Not For Profit Commission (ACNC). Second Chance received endorsement by the Australian Taxation Office as a deductible gift recipient, as well as endorsement for charity tax concessions. We are independent and receive no government funding. Committee members bring their diverse experience, knowledge and passion to change the lives of other women and children. SECOND CHANCE… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":461,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full-width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/secondchance.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/241"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/secondchance.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/secondchance.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secondchance.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secondchance.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/secondchance.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":603,"href":"https:\/\/secondchance.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/241\/revisions\/603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secondchance.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/secondchance.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}