2021 Life Improvement Awards Celebration
45 years ago, members of our community came together because they saw the need to change how we viewed incarcerated individuals. From its roots as the Prison Society of Berks County Prison Society to today’s Berks Connections/Pretrial Services, the common denominator has always been the vision that everyone deserves a second chance, and when given to tools to take the next steps, people will be more successful.
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Virtual Celebration of the BCPS Life Improvement Awards!
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Meet our 2021 Awardees!
We honor those who have stepped up as volunteers, employers, and community members, who are living our vision of giving second chances, and to recognize clients who are succeeding in life because of those opportunities.
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2021 Paul J. Hoh Life Improvement Awards
This award recognizes an individual, organization or employer that has furthered the mission of BCPS by improving the lives of incarcerated individuals, reentrants and their families. Paul Hoh, this award's namesake, is one of BCPS's founders and was the first board president.
Tracy Davidheiser - Tower Health Medical Group Street Medicine (posthumous)
Brandon Sands - SAM
Acrylabs - Employer
Diebolt Landscaping - Employer
Morgan Corporation - Employer
2021 Life Improvement All-Star Awards
This award recognizes current or former clients of BCPS who, through their hard work and perseverance, have overcome many obstacles, succeeded in improving their lives, and are now making a positive difference in our community
Shawnfatee Bridges
Megan Catarious
Charles Dixon
Thank you to our Sponsors
LIFE IMPROVEMENT Sponsor
Create OPPORTUNITIES Sponsors
Provide SECOND CHANCES Sponsors
Strengthen CONNECTIONS Sponsors
Friends of BCPS
Humane PA
Sadomsky and Nigrini
Thank you to our match donors!
Jeanne & Eric Savage, Dr. Ann T. Gundry, Craig & Melissa Poole, Scott & Yvette Rehr, Spark Solutions & Support, Rentschler Law, LLC
2017
Eric Savage
Mark Stone
2020
Life Improvement Ambassador
Dr. Ann Gundry
Life Improvement Ambassadors
2019
Megan Huesgen
2016
Althea Harmon
Craig Poole
2018
Scott Rehr
2015 - Inaugural Class
Hamid Chaudhry
Dr. Constance P. Dent
Elsayed Elmarzouky
Linda Faye Epes, Esq.
Kate Hoh
Paul J. Hoh