Volunteers bring joy to the lives of the kids served at Youth Villages. Several groups from local businesses and organizations recently spent some time at our group homes in the Nashville area. Thank you for all you do to give your time and energy to support the...
Brandy was a thriving junior in high school when her world turned upside down. Her mother died…
Andrew Grover, executive director of Youth Villages Oregon welcomed Glenda Anderson and Sister Mary Noreen to KiteTales. Pat and Trudy Ritz presented The Ritz Family Award to The Women’s Auxiliary during Kite Tales. Ritz is a member of Youth Villages’...
The Wallace girls’ group home in Nashville was selected again to participate in this year’s Livin’ Reel project for the Nashville Film Festival. Livin’ Reel connects filmmakers, artists and musicians with local nonprofits to create original art. This year, the Wallace...
Barbara Ashford, Director of Natural Gas Community Relations at Piedmont Natural Gas (PNG), displays the celebratory KiteTales cowbell. A special thanks to PNG, who has been KiteTales’ presenting sponsor for three years.Youth Villages North Carolina...
Nonprofits join Seattle and Philadelphia in unique way to add services for transition-age youthPublic agencies in New York and Pennsylvania will expand services to former foster and transition-age youth through public-private partnerships backed by local and national...
In 2017, Youth Villages AmeriCorps implemented the ServSafe vocational certification program, an accredited food and beverages safety training program by the National Restaurant Association that is recognized in all 50 states. Inner Harbour students now have the opportunity to achieve a ServSafe Food Handler certification, in addition to participating in hands-on meal preparation in the campus outdoor kitchen.
Tiney’s life has had big ups and downs. He was adopted from foster care as a baby, but after his adoptive mother died, he was back in the system at 15. In just a few weeks, Tiney turns 18 and will age out of the Pennsylvania foster care system. Fortunately, he’s...
Nonprofit launches in-home counseling program in Franklin County; hosting open house March 1 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Feb. 27, 2018) – Youth Villages, a provider of children’s mental and behavioral health services, today announced it has expanded services to Franklin County in...
The 29th Annual Youth Villages Soup Sunday returned to FedExForum Sunday, Feb. 25 and satisfied thousands of taste buds. All proceeds from this year's event, presented by Konica Minolta, benefited the Youth Villages Mentoring Program. Ron Olson and Karen Perrin,...