What We Do
The Lancaster County Reentry Coalition (LCRC) is a robust, diverse, and growing collaborative of stakeholders united by a shared vision and engaged in a shared mission. Each stakeholder has a unique and important role yet is committed to collectively implementing this shared plan to ensure successful reentry opportunities exist for every re-entrant returning to their communities from jail or prison.
Vision Statement
Lancaster County will welcome individuals who transition from prison or jail back into their communities and provide them with every opportunity for success.
Mission Statement
Lancaster County Reentry Coalition serves to cultivate community engagement, collaboration, coordination, and capacity building to ensure that all individuals who transition from prison or jail have the opportunity to successfully return to their communities.
Steering Committee
| Chief Ed Cunningham, Chair Elizabethtown Police/Second Chance | Judy Erb, Administrator, Lancaster County Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
| James Severson, Vice Chair, Reentrant, Men’s General Manager of The Way Recovery Houses, Reentry Team in York County for Wellspan Health | Deb Jones, Director of Human Services, Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority |
| Carrie Kurtz, Director of Reentry Planning & Coordination | Scott Theurer, CRS-S, Reentrant |
| Cheryl Steberger, Lancaster County Prison | Scooter Haase, previous LCRC Chair |
| Shawn McNichol, Lancaster County Drug and Alcohol Commission | Eric Kennel, Compass Mark |
| Jen Koppel, Penn Medicine | Brett Cole, Deputy Chief, Adult Probation/Parole |
| Larry George, County Commissioner’s Office | Tara Loew, Apprenticeship and Training Office Director State of PA |
| Tim Shenk, Lancaster / Lebanon IU13 |
Reentry Resource Guide
The Reentry Resource Guide provides resources for reentrants and those that work with them in Lancaster County and is updated continually. If you have any questions or would like to request revisions, please email Carrie Kurtz at ckurtz@lchra.com.
Contact: For more information on barriers reentrants face or to partner in the work of reentry, contact: Carrie Kurtz, Director of Reentry Planning & Coordination of the LCRC, ckurtz@lchra.com, (717) 394-0793 x 122
Summary of Impact Group Priorities
The LCRC is supported by the Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority
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