Program areas at Connecticut Junior Republic Association Incorporated
Community & wellness programs: boys and girls benefit from the organization's wellness centers and community-based programs in the danbury, torrington, new britain, meriden, waterbury, litchfield, and new london areas. These programs are accredited by council on accrededation (coa) and emphasize prevention, early intervention, family involvement, evidence based therapeutic models, gender-specific services, and referrals to neighborhood resources to help, educate and support youth and their families create positive and transformative change in their lives and communities.
Residential programs: the Connecticut Junior Republic provides five distinct residential programs to serve boys who require residential care on a long or short-term basis. Whenever possible, these programs seek to reunite young people with their families as soon as feasible. Intensive home-based, family focused services are generally provided during residential care and following discharge for all youth. The five programs consist of 2 short term residential programs for boys located on the litchfield campus, 1 short term residential program for boys located in waterbury, one intermediate term residential program located in wethersfield, and 1 long term group home for boys located in winchester.
Education programs: licensed by the state of Connecticut department of education and accredited by the new england Association of schools and colleges (neasc), the cjr school offers a structured framework of academic and vocational educaiton opportunities. Students learn that education is a valuable tool in overcoming life's difficulties and in achieving success and fulfillment in their lives. The school serves cjr's residential students and youth from communities who attend on a daily basis for their educational needs.
Campus program $ 716,502in-home program $1,783,460total $ 2,499,962