A mother wrote to The Second Mile this week, ‘I am saddened by the prospect of people losing faith in this amazing organization…What you have built in my child is a confidence, a sense of belonging, respect, joy in helping others, and most importantly, his self esteem…” I hope that my resignation brings with it the beginning of that restoration of faith in the community of volunteers and staff who, along with the children and families we serve, are The Second Mile.

According to a press release, released today, the organization will “conduct an internal investigation to assess internal policies, procedures and processes,” as well as “make recommendations regarding [the organization’s] future operations.” The organization hopes that the findings from the investigation will be ready by the end of December. They also will continue to fully cooperate with authorities in the investigation.

In addition, The Second Mile has hired Archer & Greiner as their General Counsel. Archer & Greiner succeeds the previous law counsel, Wendell Courtney, who resigned last week.