On August 21, SCI Mahanoy hosted it annual Reentry Fair for 170 inmates. Held in the prison's gymnasium, employees from the following prison departments assisted: Education, Program Service, Activities, Food Services and Security, the fair was an absolute success.
The event saw approximately 25 vendors from the surrounding community provide important resources and information to inmates who are soon-to-be-released and misconduct free for the last six months. Each inmate was given time to speak with each vendor about their resources and was provided with helpful tools that can be used for their successful transition back to their respected communities.
Participants for this year's fair were the Small Business Administration (SBA), PA Prison Society, Berk's County Connections, DOC Bureau of Community Corrections, Morgan Corp, Liberty Ministries, Second Chance Training Program, Philadelphia Fight Community Health Centers, SCI Mahanoy's Transitional Housing Unit Services, PA Bureau of Labor & Industry, PeopleReady, Peer Star LLC, PACE, The Program "It's About Change," System for Award Management (SAM), Parole Supervisors, VA Medical Center, GEO Group, and the Department of Banking and Securities.