April Glasco, Second Chance Last Opportunity founder, named ‘Woman of the Year’

Sarasota City Commissioner Shelli Freeland Eddie presented April Glasco, founder and CEO of Second Chance Last Opportunity, with the “Woman of the Year” award March 14 at the 2020 Finer Womanhood Program of the Zeta Phil Beta Sorority Inc. in partnership with Five Pearls of Excellence Inc. The ceremony was held at the Moose Lodge of Bradenton.

Glasco, former corrections officer with Manatee County Sheriff’s Office and case worker for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, watched for years as the local community struggled with big city issues such as violence, narcotics sales, addictions and generational cycles of government dependence. In response, Glasco was compelled to do something to help the community.

With the establishment of Second Chance Last Opportunity in 1995, at-risk teenagers and their families were provided with crisis prevention, intervention, referral and life skills training. Today SCLO continues as the only agency that is working from within the community to address the problems inherent in an isolated, underserved and depressed population. SCLO's holistic approach reflects the multiple economic, social, and health challenges its citizens face.

Along with strategies and skills for success, SCLO offers counseling, health and life skills education, tough love, and shelter and financial assistance referrals. Most importantly, SCLO gives the individuals the responsibility for turning their lives around, remaining a constant, community-based support for those making positive changes. Glasco was also recently recognized at the 2020 MLK Day of Service Awards Recognition Ceremony at SCF Bradenton on Feb. 21.

— Submitted by Lucy Hedrick

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