August 3, 2022: Through Aramark’s In2Work program, 12 more inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) have earned the qualifications necessary to help them land a job when they’re released from prison.

The Aramark employees and LCF staff were on hand to celebrate their accomplishments.

The Graduates include: LaDarrious White, Donell David, Eric Huerta, Marty Anderson, Chester Jamison, Marlon Sheppard, Isaiah Copridge, Cody Weber, Thomas Remmert, John Carter, Anthony Kane, and Saben Amaro.

The In2Work program is lead by Rachel Hollingshead with lead support from Antwon Crowder, FSM, and Dustin Maynard.

Aramark has been supporting correctional facilities for more than 17 years through their In2Work vocational training program. Using the skills and knowledge gained through the program, the residents are able to develop job skills to become more employable upon their return to the community. Those chosen for the program learn about proper food preparation, handling and storage, retail marketing, customer service and management. They also receive hours of hands-on experience in the correctional facility’s kitchen.

Upon completion of the program, residents will have to pass the same test as anyone studying at an outside school would to earn a nationally recognized certification. Graduates are also able to obtain a Serve Safe Manager certificate. These certifications could help lead them on a path to a better life when they are no longer incarcerated.

The program is offered in all nine of Kansas’ correctional facilities and was started in Kansas in 2009. Residents are able to complete the program in approximately 16 weeks and are then able to continue working, earning wages in the kitchen while preparing food for all of the facility’s inmates.