This article is the result of the project conducted for community members in Mkhwanazi area. It focused on the challenges these members had in re integrating and supporting ex-offenders. The study analysed the information and knowledge that these members had on their role in the reintegration of exoffenders into the community. The methods of data collection used were participant observation, group discussions and semistructured interviews. Primary data was obtained from members of the community under induna Mwandla (Port Durnford), Mthethwa (Port Durnford) and Mpanza (Matholonjeni) It was found that community members needed to be educated on their role in the reintegration of ex offenders. This also needed to be an ongoing project. It was also established that the biggest issue affecting the project was essentially lack of communication between the members of the community and the Department of Correctional Services. Community participation in community correction operations and offender reintegration proved to be effective, if there was shared knowledge between the people living in the area and the Department of Correctional Services.