Before Deshala Royster ended up in D.C.’s foster care system, decorating her bedroom with vision boards that tell of the life she hopes to create, she spent years taking on adult roles in the life she was handed.
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Youth Villages CEO receives National Jefferson Award
Youth Villages’ CEO Patrick Lawler receives the National Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service.
Family Focus: Youth Villages to open Bower Activity Center
The Bower Activity Center is set open soon. The 13,800 square foot building on the Bartlett campus will offer enhanced therapeutic activities where children can make music, create artwork, exercise, and learn culinary skills.
Youth Villages’ Patrick Lawler to receive Jefferson Award, but it’s not last chapter
Youth Villages CEO Patrick Lawler received a National Jefferson Award – called “the Nobel Prize for Service” – from Multiplying Good, a nonprofit organization. Read more about Pat’s work and the award in the Daily Memphian story.
Pandemic poses challenges for Youth Villages’ LifeSet program
Youth Villages’ LifeSet program participant Mose Frazier gives his younger brother Lamar Frazier a haircut.
Expert: How NH Parents Can Discuss Racism This School Year
Youth Villages licensed program expert, Brittany Jones shares advice for parents on how to talk to kids about racism during this school year. She urges that parents “don’t need to be experts, they just need to be real.”
How Kentucky Is Helping Youth Transition Out of Foster Care
The nonprofit organization Youth Villages is partnering with the state of Kentucky to start offering a new program called LifeSet. The goal is to work with young people between the ages of 17 and 22 who are transitioning out of foster care in Kentucky.
Youth Villages holding Backpack Heroes campaign
Youth Villages, which offers services in the Boston area from its Woburn office, is holding its annual Backpack Heroes campaign.
Be a hero by providing Youth Villages with Backpacks for kids going back to school
The new school year is approaching, which means our youth are in need of Backpack Heroes. Learn more about this initiative and how to donate in this interview with Local 24.
Youth Villages addressing the growing need for foster families amid the coronavirus pandemic
“We are still being innovative and creative…” said Portia Williams, foster parent trainer with Youth Villages. WREG Channel 3 spoke with Williams and the Hatten family about the need for foster care now more than ever.