East Tennessee
In East Tennessee, Youth Villages offers our full continuum of programs serving emotionally and behaviorally troubled youth – Intercept®, MST, Residential Treatment Programs, Foster Care, LifeSetTM, and Specialized Crisis Services.
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Programs
Provided to East Tennessee
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Intercept®
Strengthening families to prevent or limit the need for foster care
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Residential treatment programs
Intensive support for children with serious emotional and behavioral issues on residential campuses
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Lifeset™
Helping young adults make a successful transition to adulthood
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Multisystemic Therapy®
For teens who are at-risk of placement out of home due to anti-social behavior
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Foster Care
Foster hope with a village behind you.
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Adoption
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Specialized Crisis Services
Providing specially trained, crisis counselors 24 hours a day
Our Results
- Overall satisfaction with Youth Villages: 93%
- Youth living at home or independently 1 year after discharge: 90%
- Youth in school and/or employed 1 year after discharge: 97%
- Youth reporting no trouble with the law 1 year after discharge: 92%
Figures represent data gathered in FY21-23 for all youth served for more than 60 days across all programs.
It was a year of record growth and innovation for Youth Villages.
Additional Resources
Tennessee Fact Sheet
174,463
youth served in Tennessee
Help create lasting change in East Tennessee
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Donate
Your one-time or continuing contribution goes directly to helping children and young adults get the chance they deserve.
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VOLUNTEER
You can provide a direct, positive force in the lives of young people being treated through Youth Villages at our residential campuses and beyond.
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Attend an event
Youth Villages events are a great way to support families in your local community and have a great time while you’re doing it.
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Mentoring
You can become a powerful, positive force in the life of a child with emotional and behavioral problems.
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License plate
Tennessee residents can show their support for Youth Villages with a specialty license plate for cars registered in the state of Tennessee.
stories of hope
Helping children and families live successfully
Middle Tennessee organization works to lighten back-to-school financial burden for foster families
Back-to-school shopping can put a strain on families financially. Youth Villages is aiming to lighten the financial burden of back-to-school for their foster families.
Peer-to-Peers: Life skills and life connections
Every month, Youth Villages Oregon hosts a Peer-to-Peer gathering for participants in LifeSet, an evidence-informed program helping youth aging out of foster care learn skills to navigate adulthood, and the Independent Living Program for transition-age youth.
House calls: Youth Villages offering mental-health assistance to children
For families on Nantucket, an island in Massachusetts, it can be difficult to access mental health services. Families often have to endure long wait lists and travel off island to get mental health care for their children.
Healing from Within, Blake’s Path to Finding Self Control
Blake struggled with anger for most of his childhood, and as he got older, he became more physical. He attended weekly therapy, but it didn’t have much of an impact on his ability to cope.
Jeremy’s Path to Confidence and Connection
“It’s a life changing experience and it gives you a whole different concept about yourself.” These are the words of Jeremy, a LifeSet participant who felt all odds were against him growing up and into adulthood.
North Carolina’s Growing Stronger Summit
North Carolina held its first-ever Growing Stronger Summit, a two-day event featuring keynote speaker David Ambroz, author and national child welfare and poverty expert.
Sabina builds a better life for her children
Sabina, a single mother of two young girls under the age of 4, entered foster care after she and her sister suffered abuse at home from her parents.
Fostering with pride: Agency trains LGBTQ adults to foster Tennessee children
Foster parents, Mikey and Travis VanZant of Clarksville, TN were featured on Nashville Channel 4’s Friday night news, which was re-aired several times over the weekend and into today.
Ways to prevent parental burnout
Allison Norton, Licensed Program Expert at Youth Villages, spoke with Boston 25 about parental burnout. Allison offers tips for parents on how to manage burnout this summer.
Oregon hosts first Growing Stronger Breakfast raises funds for LifeSet
Youth Villages Oregon hosted their first Growing Stronger Breakfast sponsored by longtime partner, The Standard. Board member Charlie Swindell hosted the event at Multnomah Athletic Club with nearly 100 people in attendance.
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Local Leadership
![Charmaine Kromer](https://youthvillages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Charmaine-Kromer.jpg)
Charmaine Kromer
Chief Operations Officer for Community-based Programs, Tennessee
Kromer joined Youth Villages in 1996 and has worked as a family counselor, clinical supervisor, regional supervisor and director in the organization. Before joining Youth Villages, Kromer worked in special education and as a therapist in a psychiatric hospital setting.
Amanda Tillman
Regional Program Director, East Tennessee
Melissa Jackson-Wade
Program Director, East Tennessee
Betsy Lambert
Program Director, East Tennessee
LOCATIONS
Chattanooga
6236 Air Park Drive, Suite A
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Directions
Contact
Phone: 423-954-8890
Fax: 423-954-8880
Knoxville
9111 Cross Park Drive, Suite E-475
Knoxville, TN 37923
Directions
Contact
Phone: 865-560-2550
Fax: 865-560-2580
Johnson City
3915 Bristol Highway, #101
Johnson City, TN 37601
Directions
Contact
Phone: 423-283-6500
Fax: 423-283-6501
Morristown
225 West First North Street, Suite 302
Millennium Square Building
Morristown, TN 37814
Directions
Contact
Phone: 423-522-2200
Fax: 423-522-2180