The journey to adoption is sometimes a long and winding road. Such was the case for MacKenely…
Blog Articles
Missing Puzzle Piece – Jakayla’s story
Sometimes, challenges and obstacles are more than parents and children can handle. That was the situation Kamera and her teenage daughter
What is Youth Villages doing concerning COVID-19?
Youth Villages is carefully monitoring the developments around Novel COVID-19…
Mentoring amid COVID
Mentors make a powerful difference in the lives of the children served by Youth Villages. The COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on almost every industry and profession
LifeSet participants visit Tenn. DCS Commissioner and meet Gov. Lee
Six young people participating in LifeSet in middle Tennessee met with Commissioner Jennifer Nichols and Mohamed El-Kaissy, assistant commissioner of Finance/Budget…
This is Our Calling
Andy and Debbie Watts have fostered children for years, both together as a married couple and before they were married.
Four generations of adopting
The Jewett-Winter family has a long history of adoption. Pam herself was adopted by her parents, and her mom also was adopted.
Learning to be Patient – Neal Family
For Middle Tennessee-based Jaywanna Neal, fostering is second nature. Growing up, her mom opened her home to foster children.
Arkansas Intercept Success Story
Sometimes life throws so many challenges and obstacles at a family that both the parents and kids feel like they have nowhere to turn.
Finding her voice – Akeila’s story
At the age of five, Akelia Keller had developmental delays and was working through the trauma of being abandoned in infancy. However, she eventually found her forever home with Sheila Keller of Augusta.