Many challenges face the troubled young people of Boys Republic and Girls Republic. One of the most difficult is the transition to home – either to parents and family or to life on their own. Finding a job and apartment, enrolling in school, or having family problems can place a graduating student at risk of failure.
During our students’ first twelve months after graduation, Boys Republic provides its students with Aftercare Program services. Here are the elements of a program proven to increase the likelihood that our students return to the community will be as free of difficulty as possible:

• Community resource counseling
  Counselors help graduates enroll in school, locate an apartment, obtain employment, and access many other resources.
• Aftercare assistance awards
  Counselors help graduates enroll in school, locate an apartment, obtain employment, and access many other resources.
• Family reunification counseling
  Counselors meet with the graduates and their families to resolve any conflicts or obstacles to the students’ remaining at home.
• Exceptional medical and dental care
  We treat many students whose exceptional or disfiguring medical or dental conditions are not covered by conventional forms of reimbursement but which, if left unresolved, would act as an obstacle to employment.
• Educational and vocational scholarships
  The Aftercare Program has significantly improved our graduates’ prospects for long-term happiness and success through direct funding of college and/or technical training programs.