What’s Your Why: Still Becoming - Second Chance Stories Coming in 2026

There are moments in life that do not define who you are, but they do demand a decision about who you will become.

In 2026, What’s Your Why will introduce a powerful new segment titled What’s Your Why: Still Becoming, with the tagline Second Chance Stories—a platform created to amplify the voices of young people currently in juvenile detention who are preparing to reenter their communities.

This is not a program about mistakes. This is a program about movement, growth, and purpose.

Still Becoming

Adolescence is a season of development, discovery, and identity formation. For some youth, that journey includes poor decisions, limited guidance, and moments that lead them into the juvenile justice system. Too often, those moments become labels that follow them long after the lesson should have been learned.

Still Becoming challenges that narrative.

This segment is rooted in the belief that young people are not finished products. They are still learning, still growing, and still capable of becoming more than their past. Each conversation is designed to meet youth where they are, without judgment, while guiding them to reflect on who they want to become when they step back into the world.

Second Chance Stories

Every participant carries a story worth hearing. Not to excuse past behavior, but to understand the path forward.

Second Chance Stories highlights accountability, personal growth, and future vision. Through structured, trauma-informed conversations, youth are given space to speak about:

• Their identity beyond their offense

• Lessons learned during incarceration

• The people and values that matter to them

• Their dreams, goals, and plans after release

  
  

These stories are not about glorifying the past. They are about honoring responsibility while illuminating hope.

A Purpose-Driven Platform

This initiative was created with intention and care, in collaboration with juvenile facilities and staff, to ensure that:

• Participation is voluntary and supervised

• No legal specifics or victims are discussed

• Conversations remain future-focused and rehabilitative

• Youth dignity, privacy, and safety are always protected

The goal is to support reentry readiness, encourage self-awareness, and help young people see themselves as capable of positive change.

Why This Matters

When youth are only seen through the lens of their charges, they begin to believe that version of themselves is permanent. Still Becoming exists to interrupt that belief.

When young people can articulate their purpose, define their values, and envision a future beyond confinement, they are more likely to make decisions that align with that vision.

This is about reducing recidivism. This is about restoring identity. This is about reminding youth that their story is still being written.

Coming in 2026

What’s Your Why: Still Becoming - Second Chance Stories launches in 2026. This segment will feature real conversations, real reflection, and real hope, showing that transformation does not begin after release. It begins with belief.

Because no matter where you start, you are still becoming.