Our priority is to ensure children continue to be served by these programs. We were shocked and saddened by the events that led us here, but we are committed to the future of these children and their families and look forward to building on the outstanding work done by so many individuals who have been a part of The Second Mile over the years.Arrow Child & Family Ministries CEO Mark Tennant • Discussing his plans for the assets of the Second Mile in a statement published on the closing charity’s Web site this morning. The Second Mile’s closing was caused largely due to the negative reputation the charity built in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky case.
The man says Sandusky abused him in a Penn State locker room, on trips to Philadelphia and a bowl game, and at the Sandusky home.
The suit also names the university and The Second Mile charity as defendants. The man says he knew the coach through the children’s charity, and that the abuse occurred from 1992 to 1996.
The man is under 30; he first met Sandusky when he was roughly 10. The suit alleges more than 100 cases of abuse.
No decision has been made. I told (the New York Times) exactly what I told (The Patriot-News); we have three viable options.The Second Mile CEO Dave Woodle • Refuting a New York Times report that the charity would fold as a result of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Woodle says those three options are to continue as The Second Mile, change the charity’s name but not its focus, or to fold it entirely. ”We hope (option No. 3) doesn’t happen,” he continued. “We’re only into this four days. We’re figuring out what’s viable.” Do you think it’ll continue?
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