Middle Tennessee
In 1998, Youth Villages welcomed Nashville-based Serendipity House, which was founded in 1973. This partnership doubled our capacity to care for children in Middle Tennessee. In Middle Tennessee, Youth Villages offers our full continuum of programs serving emotionally and behaviorally troubled youth – Intercept®, MST, Residential Treatment Programs, Foster Care, LifeSetTM, Adoption, Mentoring and Specialized Crisis Services.
Programs
Provided to Middle Tennessee
Intercept®
Strengthening families to prevent or limit the need for foster care
Residential treatment programs
Intensive support for children with serious emotional and behavioral issues on residential campuses
Lifeset™
Helping young adults make a successful transition to adulthood
Multisystemic Therapy®
For teens who are at-risk of placement out of home due to anti-social behavior
Foster Care
Foster hope with a village behind you.
Adoption
Specialized Crisis Services
Providing specially trained, crisis counselors 24 hours a day
Our Results
- Overall satisfaction with Youth Villages: 93%
- Youth living at home or independently 1 year after discharge: 90%
- Youth in school and/or employed 1 year after discharge: 98%
- Youth reporting no trouble with the law 1 year after discharge: 91%
Figures represent data gathered in FY22-24 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
Middle Tennessee
Fact Sheet
185,801
youth served in Tennessee
Help create lasting change in Middle Tennessee
Donate
Your one-time or continuing contribution goes directly to helping children and young adults get the chance they deserve.
VOLUNTEER
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.
Mentoring
You can become a powerful, positive force in the life of a child with emotional and behavioral problems.
License plate
Tennessee residents can show their support for Youth Villages with a specialty license plate for cars registered in the state of Tennessee.
LifeSet in Middle Tennessee
LifeSet, empowering young people from foster care to adulthood.
stories of hope
Helping children and families live successfully
Mari finally finds stability
Mari entered the foster care system at just 9 years old when she was removed from her mother’s care. She was put in an emergency foster home before being placed with her father and his girlfriend.
Helping children navigate election season with good mental health
It’s here again, every four years. The news and ads on television. The flyers in the mail. The posts on social media. The conversations at the dinner table. It’s everywhere because… it’s election season.
Tennessee law provides stipends for relatives caring for children to reduce state custody placements
More relatives of children needing homes have the chance to keep them out of foster care and under their own roofs, thanks to a new state law that removed the income cap to qualify for reimbursement from the state.
Support, Strength, and Motherhood: Marlia’s Path to a Better Life
Young women who transition out of foster care are more likely to experience pregnancy than their peers. According to the National Foster Youth Institute, seven out of 10 girls who age out of care will become pregnant by their 21st birthday.
New England Backpack Heroes 2024: A Remarkable Success
The 2024 Youth Villages Backpack Heroes campaign was a tremendous success thanks to the incredible support from our volunteers, donors and corporate partners.
Q&A with Mr. Morton: Single Foster Parent of 10 Years
Get to know Middle Tennessee foster parent of the year, Joseph Morton. He is a single father who has been a foster parent with Youth Villages for 10 years.
Youth Villages Expands Intercept Program To Rhode Island To Offer In-home Support Services For Local Youth
Youth Villages, a nonprofit child welfare organization, today announced a service expansion in Rhode Island to provide intensive in-home services to youth currently in the care of and youth at risk of being in the care of Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (RIDCYF).
Every Child TN Q&A: Mobilizing Tennesseans to Support Families Impacted by Foster Care
From the Frontline: Suicide Prevention
We have more than 4,500 employees across 27 states providing mental and behavioral health services to children, families and young adults. Whether they’re connecting families to specialized health services
New national collaborative works to build playbook for improved transition-age youth services, programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 06, 2024) — Imagine it is 2034. What will the world look like for transition-age youth leaving foster care or other children’s services? The newly formed National Collaborative for Transition-Age Youth hopes to influence the answer to that question.
Local Leadership
Charmaine Kromer
Chief Operations Officer for Community-based Programs, Tennessee
Kromer joined Youth Villages in 1996 and has worked as a family counselor, clinical supervisor, regional supervisor and director in the organization. Before joining Youth Villages, Kromer worked in special education and as a therapist in a psychiatric hospital setting.
Jeremy Breithaupt
Director, In-home Services
Brittany Farrar
Regional Director, Middle TN Programs
Jennifer Cougill Harris
Program Director, In-home Services
Rae Ryan
Director of Development, Middle Tennessee
Raquel Shutze
Program Director, TN Specialized Crisis Services
Nikki Swann
Program Director, Middle Tennessee
Local Board
Meredith Forehand
Chair
HCA
Elaina Brintnall
Jackson®
Josh Corey
Tennessee Titans
Jason Egly
Farmers Insurance
Stephen Francescon
Piedmont Natural Gas
Matthew Gann
Tennessee Board of Regents
Chuck Hoelscher
Maury Regional Health
Jackie Huser
Bridgestone Americas
Nate Kenney
Thomas & Company
Ben Madonia
OneOncology
Dianna Maher
Moraine Music Group
Sarah Mickle
Community Volunteer
Shannon Millen
UKG
Adam Nickas
Capital Resources, LLC
Helen Roudi
Community Volunteer
Bailey Saunders
The Journeys Group
Tony Sharpe
Renasant Bank
Michelle Warren
myNEXUS
Honorary Board
Bill Hamburg
Lisa Steiner Small
Betsy Walkup
LOCATIONS
Clarksville
651 Stowe Court
Clarksville, TN 37040
Directions
Contact
Phone: 931-503-0777
Fax: 931-503-0703
Columbia
115 Dyer Street, Suite 1
Columbia, TN 38401
Directions
Contact
Phone: 931-560-4220
Fax: 931-560-4221
Dickson
318 E College St., Suite 304
Dickson, TN 37055
Directions
Contact
Phone: 615-740-5330
Fax: 615-740-5331
Nashville
3310 Perimeter Hill Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
Directions
Contact
Phone: 615-250-7200
Fax (1): 615-250-7280
Fax (2): 615-250-7281