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Community Engagement Articles
Corporate and Community Partners Provide Valuable Support to Middle Tennessee programs
From backpacks to gardens to fence repair to holiday gifts, Middle Tennessee’s corporate and community supporters made valuable contributions…
My Fostering Story: An interview with foster and adoptive parent Brooke Thames
Brooke Thames, and her husband Murray, have been fostering with Youth Villages for over four years. During that time, they have opened their home up to 15 children and have adopted three of these children with the hope of adding more to their family.
Cheers to Our Volunteers celebrates a year of service
Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee celebrated this year’s volunteers at the annual Cheers to Our Volunteers at Fat Bottom Brewery in West Nashville.
Record Breaking Year at annual Vanderbilt MBA Golf Classic
The 8th annual Vanderbilt MBA Golf Classic broke records and raised more than $60,000 for the YVLifeSet program.
CrossFit Forte Force for Families Doubles Proceeds in One Year!
Youth Villages’ partnership event with local Nashville gym, CrossFit Forte, broke all records this year and nearly doubled last year’s efforts, raising more than $21,000. The annual community-wide partner competition sold out, attracting 120 athletes and nearly 100 spectators with donations benefiting Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee.
CrossPoint Wins Nashville Volunteer Award
Congrats to CrossPoint for winning the Civic Group Volunteer Award at this year’s Mary Catherine Strobel Awards hosted by Hands On Nashville.
Youth Villages Fayetteville open house set for Feb. 28
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 21, 2019) – Youth Villages invites the community to an open house at its new Fayetteville office Thursday, Feb. 28 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 159 Maxwell St. There will be a ribbon-cutting at 1:30 p.m. at the office on the second floor of the...
Save the day for a child in need by becoming a Holiday Hero
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 15, 2018) – Youth Villages is reaching out to community members to sponsor a child in need this holiday season through its annual Holiday Heroes campaign.The organization’s Holiday Heroes campaign in Eastern Tennessee, where Youth Villages...
Birthday Heroes let kids know people care
For many kids, their birthday is one of the most exciting days of the year. Unfortunately, this is not always the case for Youth Villages’ children. For children receiving help on our residential campuses, birthdays can serve as a painful reminder that they are not...