Kentucky
Youth Villages, in collaboration with the Kentucky Department of Community Based Services (DCBS), provides LifeSet™ to eligible youth ages 17 – 22 in the Louisville and Lexington areas (and surrounding counties) of Kentucky who meet the following criteria (eligible until 23rd birthday):
- Are in one of the following placements: DCBS foster home, relative/family home, kinship/fictive kin placement or living in a dorm on a college campus within LifeSet service area(s).
- Exited custody or extended commitment between the ages of 18 – 22.
- Are currently committed to DCBS (or extended commitment) and are not already receiving DCBS funded case management services.
To learn more about eligibility and referral criteria, please email KYLifeSet@youthvillages.org.
Programs
Provided to Kentucky
Intercept®
Strengthening families to prevent or limit the need for foster care
Lifeset™
Helping young adults make a successful transition to adulthood
Our Results
- Youth living at home or independently 1 year after discharge: 94%
- Youth in school and/or employed 1 year after discharge: 86%
- Youth reporting no trouble with the law 1 year after discharge: 88%
- Overall satisfaction with Youth Villages: 92%
Figures represent data gathered in FY19 for all youth served for more than 60 days across all programs.
It was a year of record growth and innovation for Youth Villages.
Help create lasting change in Kentucky
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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.
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
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Holiday Heroes has another record-breaking year in Middle Tennessee
Holiday Heroes continues to smash records as the campaign engaged more than 400 community and corporate volunteers to sponsors.
Teenager brings joy to youth, families for Holiday Heroes campaign
The 2022 Holiday Heroes campaign was a huge success. Youth Villages was able to bring joy and cheer to more than 1,200 West Tennessee children and their families during the Christmas season.
As ER waits stretch for days, Mass. turns to in-home care for children’s mental health
When Haley was brought to the emergency department in October, she was one of 115 children and teenagers who went to a hospital emergency room in a mental health crisis and got stuck there.
Foster care extension prepares TN young adults who ‘age out’ of system
Lawmakers recently passed legislation making extended foster care available to more youth in Tennessee. This means that more young adults who ‘age out’ of the foster care system, usually at the age of 18, are now eligible for an extension of foster care services until they turn 21.
2023 Soup Sunday Tickets On Sale Now
It’s Soup Sunday time, and tickets for the event are on sale now!
Mentoring provides mentors, mentees a lifetime of memories
Mentoring provides mentors, mentees a lifetime of memories. Youth Villages’ Chris Crye Mentor Program can match those interested in becoming mentors.
Youth Villages, MDCPS partner to introduce new program to state
Youth Villages Intercept® has launched in Mississippi! A release from Youth Villages and the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS) on the Intercept program coming to Mississippi.
Janie’s House youth receive a spa day from ‘She’s a Victor’ at Texture Studios
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Meet Memphis Allies: Life Coach Tony Matthews
Tony is working to increase community safety by giving participants support they need to change the trajectory of their lives.
Local Leadership
José (Joe) Arroyo
Regional Supervisor, Kentucky
Alexis Benscoter
Clinical Supervisor, Louisville
Mallory Bateman
Clinical Supervisor, Lexington
LOCATIONS
Lexington
4071 Tates Creek Centre Drive, Suite 204
Lexington, KY 40517
Directions
Contact
Phone: 859-972-7150
Email: KYLifeSet@youthvillages.org
Louisville
10503 Timberwood Circle, Suite 100
Louisville, KY 40223
Directions
Contact
Email: KYLifeSet@youthvillages.org
