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®MSTResidential Treatment ProgramsFoster CareLifeSetTMAdoptionMentoring and Specialized Crisis Services.

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Programs

Provided to Middle Tennessee

Intercept

Intercept®

Strengthening families to prevent or limit the need for foster care

residential treatment programs

Residential treatment programs

Intensive support for children with serious emotional and behavioral issues on residential campuses

LifeSet

Lifeset™

Helping young adults make a successful transition to adulthood

MST

Multisystemic Therapy®

For teens who are at-risk of placement out of home due to anti-social behavior

Foster Care

Foster Care

Foster hope with a village behind you.

Adoption

Adoption

Finding forever families for Tennessee children
Specialized Crisis Services

Specialized Crisis Services

Providing specially trained, crisis counselors 24 hours a day

Our Results

  • Overall satisfaction with Youth Villages: 93% 93%
  • Youth living at home or independently 1 year after discharge: 90% 90%
  • Youth in school and/or employed 1 year after discharge: 97% 97%
  • Youth reporting no trouble with the law 1 year after discharge: 92% 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

Tennessee Fact Sheet

174,463

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

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

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

Mentoring

You can become a powerful, positive force in the life of a child with emotional and behavioral problems.

license plate

License plate

Tennessee residents can show their support for Youth Villages with a specialty license plate for cars registered in the state of Tennessee.

stories of hope

Helping children and families live successfully

Local Leadership

Charmaine Kromer

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.

Nikki Swann

Program Director, Middle Tennessee

Rae Ryan

Director of Development, Middle Tennessee

Jeremy Breithaupt

Director, In-home Services

Raquel Shutze

Program Director, TN Specialized Crisis Services

Brittany Farrar

Regional Director, Middle TN Programs

Director, TN Specialized Crisis Services

Local Board

Nate Kenney

Chair
Thomas & Company

Louis Applewhite

Dell, Inc.

Elaina Brintnall

Jackson®

Scott Brisson

UBS

Josh Corey

Tennessee Titans

Jason Egly

Farmers Insurance

Meredith Forehand

HCA

Stephen Francescon

Piedmont Natural Gas

Matthew Gann

Tennessee Board of Regents

Chuck Hoelscher

Maury Regional Health

Ben Madonia

OneOncology

Sarah Mickle

Pierce Public Relations

Shannon Millen

Kronos HR Solutions

Aylin Ozgener

Community Volunteer

Chris Patterson

Vision Software Technologies

Helen Roudi

Community Volunteer

Bailey Saunders

The Journeys Group

Tony Sharpe

Renasant Bank

Michelle Warren

naviHealth (Optum)

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

Cookeville

448 Neal St.
Cookeville, TN 38501
Directions

Contact

Phone: 931-525-6900
Fax: 931-525-6970

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

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