Reentry task force says housing fund available; $20,000 currently budgeted, application process required
The chairman of the Lackawanna County Reentry Task Force said the group has raised funds to support people leaving incarceration and that about $20,000 is currently available for initial housing needs; the group described an application and vetting process involving probation and partner agencies.
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Tom McHugh, chair of the Lackawanna County Reentry Task Force, told the county commissioners on Jan. 22 that the task force has built a balance of funds to help people leaving prison secure housing and that the program has an application process involving probation.
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