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Youth Villages receives grant from KPMG U.S. Foundation
National nonprofit Youth Villages, a leader in children’s mental and behavioral health, has been awarded a $112,500 multi-year grant from the KPMG U.S. Foundation.
Update: Here’s a report from two of our Lived Experience Grant recipients
Over the past two years, Youth Villages supported eight nonprofit organizations led by individuals with lived experience in child welfare systems who are improving outcomes for transition-age young people through programming, advocacy and systems reform.
Want to improve outcomes for young adults leaving foster care? Here’s the playbook…
Despite some advances in support, young people who leave foster care at 18 continue to face critical challenges, including barriers to stable housing, access to basic assistance, opportunities for quality jobs and consistent educational support.
5 Mississippi youth courts receive grants from New Allies
Youth courts in Bolivar, Marion, Harrison, Hancock and Jackson counties in Mississippi will be able to provide a range of innovative supports and evidence-based services to families through funding from New Allies, the consulting and technical assistance initiative of Youth Villages.
Map2Impact – Child welfare leaders make critical funding decisions every day. Here’s a new way to make those investments count.
Researcher Fred Wulczyn doesn’t have a crystal ball, but he believes a new initiative with Youth Villages may help child welfare leaders see a better future for their systems – and chart a course to get there.
Partners launch Youth Villages’ Intercept program model in Texas, Wisconsin
Nonprofits in Texas and Wisconsin are now helping children and families through Youth Villages’ evidence-based Intercept® program model. Texas.
4 Kentucky libraries receive $200,000 to increase support for families
Four Kentucky libraries will offer extra support to families this summer and fall through grants from a collaboration between the Kentucky Department of Community-Based Services (DCBS), libraries across the state and New Allies, which is part of the national nonprofit Youth Villages.
5 Mississippi youth courts receive grants to increase services for families
JACKSON, Miss. (Aug. 13, 2025) – Youth courts in Bolivar, Marion, Harrison, Hancock and Jackson Counties will provide a range of innovative and evidence-based services and support to families through funding from New Allies, a part of national nonprofit Youth Villages.
A second chance for Amanda and Jack
When Amanda landed in the ICU due to complications from alcoholism, her 9-year-old son, Jack, faced the very real possibility of being removed from his home.