Working Together to Build a Brighter Future
The Jewett Center for Community Partnerships (JCCP) is the home of community engagement at Wesleyan University. Guided by the principles of mutual respect and collective responsibility, the JCCP focuses on developing and maintaining local partnerships with schools, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and the community at large through the Office of Community Service and Volunteerism, the Center for Prison Education, and WESU 88.1FM. Our work in the Middletown community and beyond is organized around three areas of focus: Sustainability and Environmental Justice, Education and Youth Development, and Reimagining Justice.
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Areas of Focus
The JCCP's framework for organizing our work in community.
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Get Involved
Volunteer and work-study opportunities for Wesleyan students.
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Academics
Supporting the development of service-learning courses and the translation of theory to practice.
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K-12 Programming
Educational and cultural enrichment programs for Middletown K-12 students.
Flagship Programs

WESU-FM
Providing coverage of local affairs, opportunities for social and political engagement, and an eclectic mix of commercial-free music from the community and around the globe.

Center for Prison Education
Transforming lives by extending the Wesleyan community and its resources into Connecticut’s prisons. Offering Wesleyan courses for college credit, taught by Wesleyan faculty, to incarcerated individuals.