African American Cultural Center Community Service
Community Partner(s): Journey House
Demographics: Youthful Offenders
School or College: University Wide
Campus Affiliation: UConn Storrs
Middletown
Program Description
UConn and the CT Training School are participating in a mentor/mentee partnership to support youthful offenders incarcerated in two residential facilities. The training school is in Middletown, CT and Journey House is located on the grounds of Nachaug Hospital in Willimantic, CT. Students from Journey House visit PA2SS, the peer mentoring program at the African American Cultural Center, to share their stories and meet with students. Representatives from the Center travel to Journey House several times a semester to work with the residents.
Mentorship Residential Facility