In November, Youth Villages welcomed leaders from across the country to Providence, Rhode Island, for the annual Achieving Success Executive Workshop. The three-day gathering brought together child welfare executives

When Jennifer Hoffrage first started running, it wasn’t love at first stride. “Different groups of friends kept trying to convince me to start running with them,” she said with a laugh. “I thought it was the most miserable thing ever.”

Growing up, Jaiden’s life was marked by chaos and uncertainty. At 17, an abuse and neglect report was filed on her mother after years in a volatile and abusive household.