Dione Williams was seventeen, pregnant and homeless. Chances Are , which takes its title from a popular Johnny Mathis 1957 love ballad, begins eighteen years later. Dione's daughter, Niyah, is in her first year at Howard University. Niyah's father, who never knew of her birth, was a rising college basketball star in North Carolina when he was killed in a head-on collision during his junior year. Dione completed her college work in social work and adolescent psychology.
Chances Are is in the midst of a funding crunch.
Dione is considering pros and cons of a proposal submitted by independent filmmaker Garrett Lawrence for a documentary about the program. While the film might be used to secure needed funding, Dione is concerned about the residents' privacy and Garrett's motivation. Unknown to Dione, Garrett was abandoned in an alley at birth by a teenage mother. He spent time in the foster care system. Dione has her own secrets.