New Hampshire
Youth Villages provides Intercept® intensive in-home services and LifeSetTM in New Hampshire.
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Programs
Provided to New Hampshire
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Intercept®
Strengthening families to prevent or limit the need for foster care
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Lifeset™
Helping young adults make a successful transition to adulthood
Our Results
- Overall satisfaction 91%
- Youth living at home or independently 85%
- Youth in school and/or employed 97%
- Youth reporting no law trouble 91%
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
New Hamphsire Fact Sheet
1,441
youth served in New Hampshire
Help create lasting change in New Hampshire
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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
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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.
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
Matt Stone
Executive Director, Massachusetts and New Hampshire
As Youth Villages’ executive director for Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Matthew Stone is responsible for all clinical, administrative, business development and fundraising activities in these states.
After joining Youth Villages in 2001 as a direct care counselor at Youth Villages’ Dogwood Campus in Memphis, Tenn., Stone went on to manage Youth Villages’ residential and community-based programs.
In June 2006, he relocated to New England to bring LifeSet™ and Youth Villages’ intensive in-home programs to the region.
In 2011, he was named one of Boston’s “Top 40 Under 40” by the Boston Business Journal.
Stone recently served as chair of The Children’s League of Massachusetts and remains on the league’s board of directors. Stone is also co-chair of the Transition Age Youth Coalition in Massachusetts, a founding member of the Massachusetts Permanency Practice Alliance and is involved in the Massachusetts Providers Council and the Association for Behavioral Healthcare.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social work.
He is also an award-winning music composer and sound designer. His work has been featured in numerous theatrical productions.
Stone and his wife, Kristen, are the parents of two children.
Katie Dilly
Director, Development
Local Board
Amanda Eisel
Board Chair
Peter Campanella
Ryan Hayden
Joanna Jacobson
President
One8 Foundation
Fran Lawler
Founder and Principal
Harvest Cove Talent Partners
Kristen Lucken
Chair
Religious Studies Program at Brandeis
Pamela Giasson Lynch
Chief Operating Officer
Aclarity
Amanda Clark MacMullan
Vice President
Institutional Advancement
Rhode Island School of Design
Malisa Schuyler
Vice President, Government Affairs
Beth Israel Lahey Health
Marc Sorel
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Wendy Vincent
Managing Director
Crescent Advisors
Pramila Yadav, MD
Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
LOCATIONS
Manchester
195 McGregor Street, Suite 319
Manchester, NH 03102
Directions
Contact
Phone: 603-669-1234
Fax: 603-669-1235
Plymouth
12 Yeaton Road, Suite C2a
Plymouth, NH 03264
Directions
Contact
Phone: 603-696-4230
Fax: 603-696-4231
Youth Villages Crisis Support
If you are in Youth Villages services and are in crisis after hours, please call our emergency support line.
Contact
Phone: 888-822-5280