Community Engagement Articles

Save the day for a child in need by becoming a Holiday Hero

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

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...

DeNyse becomes T.O.U.G.H. Run presenting sponsor

DeNyse becomes T.O.U.G.H. Run presenting sponsor

A volunteer day with children at Youth Villages-Inner Harbour Campus led DeNyse Companies to take a larger role in support of our organization. The Douglasville-based company – through its DeNyse Cares Foundation — will be the presenting sponsor for the second annual...

CrossFit competition benefits Youth Villages Middle Tennessee

CrossFit competition benefits Youth Villages Middle Tennessee

Youth Villages partnered with CrossFit Forte in Nashville for the inaugural CrossFit Forte Force for Families competition in April. The first-time, sold-out event engaged 100 athletes in community-wide partner competition raising more than $10,000 for the YVLifeSet...

Event recap: 7th Annual Vanderbilt MBA Golf Classic

Event recap: 7th Annual Vanderbilt MBA Golf Classic

In May, Youth Villages Middle Tennessee hosted the seventh annual Vanderbilt MBA Golf Classic in partnership with the Owen Golf Club, an association of the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin,...

Volunteer Spotlight: Middle Tennessee companies give back

Volunteer Spotlight: Middle Tennessee companies give back

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...

KiteTales raises $90,000 for Youth Villages Oregon

KiteTales raises $90,000 for Youth Villages Oregon

  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’...

KiteTales North Carolina event raises $140,000 since inception

KiteTales North Carolina event raises $140,000 since inception

  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...

Thousands Attend 29th Annual Youth Villages Soup Sunday

Thousands Attend 29th Annual Youth Villages Soup Sunday

    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,...

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