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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Finding Independence: Chris’s Story
Every year, the Youth Villages LifeSet program helps more than 4,000 young people across the county navigate challenges as they reach adulthood. These young people are resilient and capable…
Master’s Level Opportunities
Youth Villages offers a number of hands-on, full-time positions working with children and families to begin your career. If you are looking for immediate employment or have already graduated, please search and apply for current openings. If you have not yet graduated,...
Program Opportunities
Where do you fit in?We are successful because of people like you — dedicated professionals and recent graduates who want to make life better for youth who have experienced trauma that no one should endure. Our team members work in a variety of services that provide...
MYPAC Provider
In Mississippi, Youth Villages offers home-based services through MYPAC: Mississippi Youth Programs Around the Clock. The Mississippi Division of Medicaid developed MYPAC to provide intensive services to children and their families where they need it most – at home....
Four jurisdictions launch new programs for transition-age youth in foster care
New programs are launching in four jurisdictions across the country to provide comprehensive support to young people turning 18 in foster care – one of the groups hit hardest by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
Parental anxiety and COVID-19
The consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak are being felt around the world. For many parents, this means having to cope with disrupted education, family illness, loss of household income and much more. Youth Villages clinical consultant Dr. Rebekah Lemmons provides information and tips to parents that may experience anxiety and fear.
Partners launch LifeSet™ in Connecticut and Illinois
New partnering agencies and private providers launched the LifeSet™ program in Connecticut and Illinois in the first months of 2020.
Leaving foster care: A needs assessment from Turning Points for Children, a LifeSet™ implementing provider
Youth transitioning out of foster care often face unique challenges compared to their peers; they have needs that aren’t always identified or addressed…
Markese puts his life in overdrive
Markese’s first car is a real fixer upper. As he and his LifeSet specialist look over the 1990s-era Crown Victoria