Oklahoma
Youth Villages provides Intercept® intensive in-home services and LifeSetTM in Oklahoma

Programs
Provided to Oklahoma

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.
1,267
youth served in Oklahoma
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stories of hope
Helping children and families live successfully
More research, services needed for pregnant and parenting transition-age youth
What do pregnant and parenting transition-age youth need? More services and more understanding of their specific needs and challenges, presenters at the first Achieving Success convening in Las Vegas recently said.
Achieving Success Convening lifts voices of transition-age youth
Recently, young people with lived experience in child welfare systems joined 28 child welfare administrators from across the country at the first Achieving Success Convening, “Empowering Transition-Age Young Adults,” held in Las Vegas.
Kyle – Stepping forward at the Achieving Success Convening
With a passion for virtual and augmented reality, 3-D art and building his own lighting design company for live performances, Kyle Martinez is usually behind the scenes working in the tech space.
New law aims to help guide young adults who are aging out of foster care
The transition from childhood to adulthood can be a lot to handle alone, but it’s very much a reality for people in the foster care system. Around 20,000 age out of the system every year,
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.
Local Leadership

Amanda Futral
Executive Director – Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi and Oklahoma
As executive director of Alabama, Arkansas, 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.
Erica Robinson
State Director
James R. “Tony” Willis
Regional Supervisor
LOCATIONS
Oklahoma City
1608 NW Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK
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Contact
Phone: 405-753-5600
Fax: 405-753-5601