Mississippi
Youth Villages provides intensive in-home services through Intercept® and LifeSetTM program models in Mississippi.
Programs
Provided to Mississippi
Intercept®
Strengthening families to prevent or limit the need for foster care
Lifeset™
Helping young adults make a successful transition to adulthood
Specialized Crisis Services
Providing specially trained, crisis counselors 24 hours a day
Our Results
- Overall satisfaction with Youth Villages: 91%
- Youth living at home or independently 1 year after discharge: 89%
- Youth in school and/or employed 1 year after discharge: 95%
- Youth reporting no trouble with the law 1 year after discharge: 95%
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.
10,797
youth served in Mississippi
Help create lasting change in Mississippi
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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
May is National Foster Care Month
Foster Parent Amber McKee and Hayley Mosteller with Youth Villages, discuss the need for more Foster Care in our region.
LifeSet turns DJ’s goals into a reality
Building a community support system is something 22-year-old DJ values. As an athlete, DJ knew he always had support through his track and basketball teams.
Youth Villages Kentucky hosts open house for Lakes region
Youth Villages hosted an open house in Mayfield, Kentucky, for future partners and providers in the Lakes region to learn more about community-based programs.
Antioch High School students focus on Thrive for scholarship-awarding research project
Thrive in Middle Tennessee was selected by the Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce and InfoWorks for a scholarship-awarding research project with Antioch High School students where they aim to solve a “business problem” for a local organization.
7 subtle signs of child abuse and neglect that are overlooked or missed
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Unfortunately for many children, their abuse goes unnoticed, unseen or hidden from the public eye. Some child abuse is visible, and yet there are those who still do nothing to help.
My LifeSet Specialist inspired me to pursue social work
I was 17 and in foster care when I had my son. I was on track to graduate high school but didn’t think college was an option for a young mom without any family support. Then, I got connected with my LifeSet specialist.
How child abuse impacts adulthood
Multiple studies have shown negative outcomes for adults who experienced abuse as a child, such as an increased risk of facing violence, abuse or neglect in the home and/or community as an adult.
Parents’ sentencing in Michigan school shooting is a wake up call for all guardians
Though most people who struggle with their mental health will not go on to carry out an act of violence, caregivers should know the signs their child could be at risk of a psychiatric emergency.
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.
Staff Spotlight: Lacey Moon | Oregon
Working in just about every area of community-based services and playing many roles in its growth across states has given Lacy Moon the opportunity for professional growth during their five years at Youth Villages.
Local Leadership
Amanda Futral
Executive Director, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Oklahoma
As executive director of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Oklahoma, Amanda Futral oversees Youth Villages’ Intercept in-home counseling, therapeutic foster care, LifeSet and mentoring programs in those areas.
Futral joined the staff of Youth Villages in 1999 as a family counselor in Paris, Tennessee, and was soon promoted to clinical supervisor. In 2002, she became senior clinical supervisor in Columbia, Tennessee. She went on to serve as regional supervisor in Clarksville, Dickson and Nashville. In 2007, she was promoted to regional manager of Nashville Intercept and foster programs for Youth Villages. She became Nashville director in 2009.
Futral earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Memphis and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from Trevecca University.
Rhonda Stempkovski
State Director, Mississippi Community-Based Programs
Adrian James
Assistant Director - MYPAC
Paige McCormick
Assistant Director
Local Board
Marquis Arterberry
President & CEO
ProCore Security
Tracy Diez
Vice President of Marketing & Sales
Magnolia Federal Credit Union
Deidra Johnson
Psychiatric nurse
VA Medical Center
Ravi Raju
Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
Exceleron Software Inc.
Stephanie Rippee
Attorney
Watkins and Eager PLLC
Susan Smith
Pediatric Nurse
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Francis Springer
Attorney
Springer Law Firm
Frankie Springer
Legal Assistant
Springer Law Firm
Amanda Tollison
Attorney
Butler Snow
LOCATIONS
Biloxi
1635 Popps Ferry Road, Suite D & E
Biloxi, MS 39532
Directions
Contact
Phone: 228-354-9700
Fax: 228-354-9701
Brookhaven
Contact
Phone: 601-572-3700
Columbus
Contact
Phone: 662-840-3008
Greenwood
200 E. Washington Street, Suite 130
Greenwood, MS 38930
Directions
Contact
Phone: 662-459-2240
Fax: 662-459-2241
Hattiesburg
15 Professional Parkway, Suite 200
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Directions
Contact
Phone: 601-271-7600
Fax: 601-271-7601
Hernando
1558 Monteith, Suites A+B
Hernando, MS 38632
Directions
Contact
Phone: 662-449-7440
Fax: 662-449-7441
Jackson
The Atrium Building
805 South Wheatley Street Suite 240
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Directions
Contact
Phone: 601-572-3700
Fax: 601-572-3701
Meridian
2401 Highway 39 N Suite C
Meridian, MS 39301
Directions
Contact
Phone: 601-696-7161
Fax: 601-696-7162
Natchez
Contact
Phone: 601-572-3700
Tupelo
252 S. Veterans Boulevard
Tupelo, MS 38804
Directions
Contact
Phone: 662-840-3008
Fax: 662-841-0337
Vicksburg
Contact
Phone: 601-572-3700