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. 

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.

Engaged University Blog

Join us for our Community Book Fair on 3/1!

The JCCP is hosting this event on Saturday, 3/1 10:00am-3:00pm in  Fayerweather-Beckham Hall to raise awareness about the importance of diversity in children’s literature and media. The event will include tabling authors, vendors, and organizations, workshops, author readings, panels, a drumming circle, and giveaways. There will be offerings for all ages. We invite everyone to…

2/26 Championing Immigrants’ Rights Event!

Wednesday, February 26th, The Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life invites students, faculty, and the broader Middletown community to our upcoming event: Championing Immigrants’ Rights in the Trump Era. From 5:00 to 6:30 pm, join Kica Matos, President of the National Immigration Law Center, for her keynote address that explores the impacts of…
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