Massachusetts
Youth Villages provides our Intercept® intensive in-home services and LifeSetTM program models in Massachusetts.
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Programs
Provided to Massachusetts
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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 90%
- Youth living at home or independently 88%
- Youth in school and/or employed 95%
- Youth reporting no law trouble 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
Massachusetts Fact Sheet
11,110
youth served in Massachusetts
Help create lasting change in Massachusetts
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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.
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Leadership Council
Learn more about the Leadership Council and the work we d0 to further the Youth Villages mission.
stories of hope
Helping children and families live successfully
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.
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.
Partnering with Cradles to Crayons to help young people in need
With inflation at an all-time high and the cost of items like food, clothing and housing skyrocketing, many families are struggling to meet their basic needs. Very often, we see families and young adults making difficult decisions, like paying the electric bill instead of buying food for the week.
Jay gets a voice
For a long time, Stacy was worried her 12-year-old son, Jay, would be removed from her home. Despite Jay being very social, active among his peer group and good at engaging with other kids his age, he was often physically aggressive at home, struggled with substance use, general delinquency and was destroying items in his home.
Caregiver Burnout: What You Can Do
The end of the school year brings a lot of transitions for children and their caregivers. The rigid and predictable routine of school ends, sports and activities end and with that comes different emotions for everyone in the family.
Runaway Behaviors
Record-breaking Red Kite Nite gala in Massachusetts
The annual Youth Villages Red Kite Nite gala was held Thursday, May 2 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts. Nearly 400 guests helped raise a record-breaking $1.2 million.
Getting creative with therapeutic interventions
Creativity is important. Simply engaging in creative activities can boost your mental health and a new survey from APA finds about 46% of Americans use creative activities to relieve stress or anxiety, such as playing the piano, crocheting a blanket, dancing with friends or solving crossword puzzles.
Finding purpose and giving back with volunteer Lelani Foster
Lelani Foster is one of Youth Villages’ most seasoned Job Prep volunteer career coaches. Her journey with us started 14 years ago when she joined the very first Job Prep workshop in Woburn, MA as a volunteer career coach.
Rising Above: NicFelix Navigates the Road to Independence
Children who grow up in foster care often face intense challenges at a young age. And by the time they reach adulthood, accomplishing goals and making it on their own can feel nearly impossible. That’s why programs like LifeSet are so important for young adults aging out of state care.
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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
Lawrence
15 Union St., Building E
Lawrence, MA 01843
Directions
Contact
Phone: 334-737-4200
Fax: 334-737-4201
Raynham
175 Paramount Drive, Suite 102
Raynham, MA 02767
Directions
Contact
Phone: 508-732-6500
Fax 508 732 6501
Springfield
95 Ashley Ave., Suite F
West Springfield, MA 01089
Directions
Contact
Phone: 413-452-3600
Fax: 413-452-3601
Woburn
12 Gill Street Suite 5800
Woburn, MA 01801
Directions
Contact
Phone: 781-937-7900
Fax: 781-937-7901
Marlborough
400 Donald J Lynch Blvd., Suite 102
Marlborough, MA 01752
Directions
Contact
Phone: 508-368-4300
Fax: 508-368-4301
Boston
50 Redfield Street, Suite 304
Boston, MA 02122
Directions
Contact
Phone: 617-925-2070
Fax: 617-925-2069
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