Massachusetts
Youth Villages provides our Intercept® intensive in-home services and LifeSetTM program models in Massachusetts.
Programs
Provided to Massachusetts
Intercept®
Strengthening families to prevent or limit the need for foster care
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 & New Hamphsire Fact Sheet
11,110
youth served in Massachusetts
Help create lasting change in Massachusetts
Donate
Your one-time or continuing contribution goes directly to helping children and young adults get the chance they deserve.
VOLUNTEER
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.
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
Through hardships, Jayden and Carina get the support they need
At Youth Villages, we believe children are raised best at home. However, some families need extra support to unload those extra stressors off their shoulders and learn tools to ease some of that weight.
My Turn: New beds just part of mental health safety net
We believe children are served best at home. While inpatient stays in facilities and hospitals are necessary for some young people experiencing a mental health challenge
Sizzling Summer Kick Off Party
Youth Villages started summer off HOT! On June 13, the Youth Villages Leadership Council held a Summer Kick Off Event to benefit our Backpack Heroes campaign.
Youth Villages Spring Celebration Raises $1.1 Million
The Force was strong at the Youth Villages Spring Celebration Gala on May 4 where the organization raised $1.1 million to support the LifeSet program.
Intercept specialists bring creativity to clinical methods
When working with children experiencing behavioral and mental health challenges, a little creativity goes a long way. And for Intercept specialist Noah Galiffi-Caster, making a connection with the young people he works with is often a key to success.
LifeSet Program helps Katrina reach her goals
At just 20 years old, Katrina had walked a rocky road for most of her life. Due to domestic violence and verbal abuse, she was removed from her biological home.
One state looks to get kids in crisis out of the ER — and back home
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.
From Hallway to Home – Haley’s Story
The lack of mental health resources has become a crisis across the country, especially in Massachusetts. On any given day in Massachusetts, there are over 100 children boarding in hospital emergency departments (EDs) because there are no psychiatric beds available.
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.
Wake Up Call from SBLI & Youth Villages
Youth Villages partnered with SBLI for this year’s Holiday Heroes campaign. Check out this incredible group on WCVB 5’s Eye Opener segment.
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
Amy Crate
Ryan Hayden
Chief Innovation Officer
CREF
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
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
Leadership council
United by our shared commitment to the young people and families Youth Villages serves, the Leadership Council seeks to strengthen the Youth Villages community by engaging future philanthropic leaders from diverse personal and career backgrounds while fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for all its members. As a group, we pride ourselves on creating impactful volunteering, networking and awareness building initiatives to further the Youth Villages mission.
Together, we can ensure children and young adults in Youth Villages programs have meaningful access to the resources and support systems they need to thrive.
20+ Volunteers | $290,000 raised | 1,600 personal care items donated
Volunteer. Raise Awareness. Change Lives.
Executive Council
Emma Wright
Chair
Noelle Maffeo
Vice-Chair
Daniela Perez
Secretary
Alix Seyfarth
Nominations Chair
Rob Swartz
Treasurer
Kelsey Levangie
Volunteer Chair
Cat Draper
Event Co-Chair
Caitlin Brosnihan
Event Co-Chair
Tom Palmieri
Communications Co-Chair
Devon Guanci
Communications Co-Chair
Kate Henry
Sponsorship Chair
Jessica Fredriksen
Youth Villages Representative
Members
Aniket Argade
Pat Brosnihan
Ryner Gorowsky
Portia Keady
Mary Clare McGraw
Paige McInnis
Casey Onstott
Meghan Prendergast
Raymond Robles
Kelley Sweetser
Pamela Watkins
Lindsay Wolfe
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 D
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
