Rhode Island
Youth Villages provides intensive in-home services in Rhode Island through our Intercept® program model.
Programs
Provided to Rhode Island

Intercept®
Strengthening families to prevent or limit the need for foster care
132
youth served in Rhode Island
stories of hope
Helping children and families live successfully
From one partner to a national network: Youth Villages marks a decade of system change through partnerships and collaboration
Ten years ago, a handful of Youth Villages staff — members of the new Strategic Partnerships department — boarded a flight from Memphis to Seattle to train employees at the Y Social Impact Center to deliver LifeSet, Youth Villages’ evidence-based program model supporting young people transitioning from foster care to adulthood.
Anahi takes the path less chosen: Youth Villages Scholars initiative helps her pursue education
In Oregon, young people who experience foster care face steep barriers compared to their peers. Only 57% graduate from high school, and many age out of the system without family support. According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, only one in 10 foster youth enrolls in college.
An impact-focused trip to Capitol Hill
When Natalie Clark asked a question about the availability of federal housing vouchers during a policy session at the Family-Focused Treatment Association’s 2026 Public Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., she wasn’t speaking as an observer.
Local Leadership
Matt Stone
Senior Executive Director, New England
Lori Sustek
Executive Director, New England
As Youth Villages’ executive director for New England, 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.
Jacque Cutillo
Director - Specialized Operations, New England
Jennifer Mack
Director - Marketing and Community Outreach, New England
Scott Manheimer
Managing Director - Community Based Programs, Western Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine
Sara Liles
Managing Director - Community Based Programs, Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Youth Villages New England Advisory Board
Amanda Eisel
Board Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Zelis
Hilina Ajakaiye
Chief Strategy Officer
National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals
Peter F. Campanella
Chief Executive Officer (retired)
Corning Inc.
Ryan Hayden
Founder
Think Beyond
Clarence Hinton
Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Corporate Development
CyberArk
Kris Laping
Chief Development Officer
Beth Isreal Lahey Heath and Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center
Fran Lawler
Founder and Principal
Harvest Cove Talent Partners
Pamela Giasson Lynch
President
Cornelsen Inc.
Gregg Mastoras
Managing Director of Sales and Marketing
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Aimee Russell
Chief Operating Officer, UHC Commercial
UnitedHealth Group
Malisa Schuyler
Vice President, Government Affairs
Beth Israel Lahey Health
Marc Sorel
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Heather Valteris
Chief Marketing Officer
Zelis
Pramila Yadav, MD
Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Rhode Island
260 West Exchange Street, Suite 301
Providence, RI 02903
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