$800,000 raised for Janie’s Fund philanthropic partnership with Youth Villages MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Feb. 3, 2017) – A rare sports car from the personal collection of Steven Tyler has been auctioned, raising $800,000 for his Janie’s Fund, a philanthropic partnership with...
“I understand how hard it is to be away from your family, but someone loves and cares about you,” a Youth Villages child wrote.When Tangina Sanders, manager of Youth Villages’ Chris Crye Mentoring Program, asked children participating in the program at Youth Villages...
Thanks to the generosity of supporters, Youth Villages fulfilled the holiday wishes of more than 400 youth in need from approximately 150 families participating in our New England programs. View a photo gallery featuring event photos, volunteer testimonials and...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jennifer Hoffman Jones has been named chief marketing officer at Youth Villages, the Memphis-headquartered private nonprofit organization that helps more than 22,000 emotionally troubled children and their families each year in 12 states and the...
https://youtu.be/Q5379E6sCzY Andrew Grover, executive director of Youth Villages Oregon, was highlighted in a recent Huffington Post article by Janine Francolini, founder of the Flawless Foundation and Flawless Strategies. Francolini attended the "A Day to Soar"...
See a photo gallery from the event. Youth Villages’ Holiday Heroes party helped find Holiday Heroes for 80 children and former foster youth helped by Youth Villages in the Asheville area. The event was held on Giving Tuesday (Nov. 29, 2016) at Off the Wagon Dueling...
This article by Patrick Lawler, Youth Villages CEO, was written as part of a series on "Defining Positive Outcomes." Moving From Pass/Fail to Continuous Progress It’s hard to fully understand the effects of interventions that aim to address several life challenges at...
Growing up, Kiera and her siblings were often caught in the middle of their parents’ violent fights. Kiera vividly remembers driving in a car with her parents when a fight broke out between them and her mother started hitting her father. It was one of many of her...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Nov. 18, 2016) – Youth Villages, one of the largest providers of children’s behavioral health services in the country, has named Jenny Bush, president of Cummins Mid-South and Southern Plains, to its national board of directors. Bush, a native of...
Youth Villages and Gestalt Community partner in Collaborative Problem Solving project. It’s a scorching summer day in Memphis, but Dr. Stuart Ablon, director of the Think:Kids program at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is easily holding the attention of...