George Junior Republic is an all-boys institution in western Pennsylvania, in the town of Grove City, PA. It is one of the nation's largest private non-profit residential treatment facilities. George Junior Republic serves to house, school, and discipline 400 high school-aged boys from troubled backgrounds. "George Junior Republic uses a behavior/education treatment model and provides psychological testing, psychiatric evaluation, education, vocational training, recreation and athletics to delinquent youth. Special need programs and drug and alcohol diagnosis/treatment area also provided. The school is also characterized by its many cottages that house the boys.