SCI Huntingdon held their annual Career & Reentry Fair on June 12. This year more than 100 participants engaged with outside agencies that provide assistance with job placement, reentry services and information that is applicable upon their release.
Some agencies that attended were PA CareerLink, Department of Human Services, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Liberty Ministries, ASCRA (Assessment, Sanctioning, and Community Resource Agent), Healthcare Navigator, PA Department of Banking and Securities, Tomorrow's Hope, It's About Change, Marlette Homes, Greater Erie Community Action, VA Medical Center and South Hills School of Business. The Bureau of Community Corrections also attended with equipment to share a virtual reality experience of the community corrections centers.
Representation from SCI Huntingdon's Reentry Services team as well as the Education Department were also available. Participating inmates were selected based on their involvement in the Reentry Services Office and their participation as a mandatory student working toward a diploma or voluntary student who has participated in vocational programming offered at the institution. Inmates in the Reentry Services Office program are already staffed for parole or are within six months of their maximum sentence expiration date.