Established in 1992, Clarinda Academy is a residential foster care facility that provides residential treatment and shelter care to at-risk and delinquent male and female youth from several states. Clarinda offers long-term residential treatment, a 90-day impact program, shelter care, and transitional living services for more than 250 young people.  Students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of interscholastic sports and fine arts programs, as well as vocational training. Combining experienced staff and time-tested programs, Clarinda is uniquely positioned to serve the youth population who qualify for entry.

Clarinda is proud of its array of gender-specific services for today's at-risk youth. We believe that intensely scheduled programming, skill-building activities, and carefully guided extra-curricular opportunities, along with appropriate treatment programs administered by skilled and caring professionals, create benefits for our students that have the potential to impart life-long redirection. Throughout a student's stay at the Academy, he or she is challenged to analyze failures and experience success in nearly every area of life.

The mission of Clarinda Academy is to prepare our students to lead responsible lives by teaching behavioral accountability; providing high quality academic, physical, and vocational education; and facilitating career opportunities within a safe, structured, dynamic environment. We believe that pursuing this mission will enhance the quality of all of our lives.