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Featured Event: San Diego Public Library and Second Chance Present 'The Return'

A scene from The Return. Credit: Mario Furloni.

Where: San Diego Public Library — San Diego, CA

When: Monday, August 8th @6:30pm

The Return
by Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway

Join the San Diego Public Library for a free screening of The Return featuring guest speaker Deb Furlong of San Diego Second Chance. For more information, call (619)236-5800 or visit their events calendar.

About San Diego Public Library: The San Diego Public Library is a popular destination that connects the diverse community to free educational and cultural resources that will enrich their lives. With 6.6 million visitors, the Library is the largest cultural institution in San Diego that offers free programming. For more information, please visit their website.

About Second Chance: Second Chance gets people off the streets and into the workforce to become contributing members of society, improving public health, safety and financial stability. Second Chance carries out its mission by providing workforce readiness training and job placement programs, as well as wrap-around services, to youth (14-24 years old), adults, veterans, former substance abusers and formerly incarcerated persons.  Second Chance also delivers wrap-around services that include rehabilitation, housing, mental health and financial literacy, to get people off the streets and into the workforce. For more information, please visit their website.

The Return Conversation Starter: Was there a person in the film with whom you identified? What do you have in common?

Visit our local events calendar for a full list of events happening across the country and join our Community Network to host a screening of your own!