FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Crissy Lintner, Director of Marketing and Communications, Youth Villages901-251-4832 (office) or 901-461-3139 (cell); crissy.lintner@youthvillages.org MEMPHIS, TENN. (Nov. 1, 2017) – Youth Villages is seeking Holiday Heroes for...
2017 Articles
Aging Out Foster Youth Receive Support from Local NASCAR Driver
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Joey Logano Foundation donates $142,000 to Youth Villages CONTACT: Tara Robertson, MBA 803-528-7373 tara.robertson@youthvillages.org CHARLOTTE, N.C. – One hundred youth aging out of foster care in the Charlotte area just got a...
Youth Villages, New Avenues for Youth and state agencies create temporary housing and community stabilization program to increase services for youth in foster care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Portland, Ore. (Aug. 15, 2017) – In direct response to the urgent need for more placement options for youth in foster care, Youth Villages, New Avenues for Youth, the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA)...
Youth Villages’ 4th annual Cornhole Tournament raises more than $21,000
Youth Villages North Carolina’s 4th annual Cornhole Tournament, presented by Dude Solutions, raised more than $21,000. Hosted by American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham, 88 competitors participated on 44 teams to support former foster youth helped by Youth...
From the frontline to the C-Suite, Caroline Hannah leads Youth Villages
When Caroline Hannah took the job with the Youth Villages Intercept, intensive in-home services program in 1995, she saw it as temporary thing. She had her eye on a counseling position at a women’s prison in Middle Tennessee. (Left: Her first ID card.) Instead her...
Lawler chosen among ‘2017 Power & Influence Top 50’ by NonProfit Times
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Crissy Lintner, Director of Marketing and Communications, Youth Villages 901-251-4832 (office) or 901-461-3139 (cell); crissy.lintner@youthvillages.org MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 4, 2017) – Youth Villages CEO Patrick W. Lawler was...
YVLifeSet participant hired at Youth Villages, ready to give back
Kristie Wimbush beat all the odds… Only about three percent of young people who experience foster care graduate from university. Kristie received her bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Central University in May of 2016. A year later, she earned a master’s degree in...
Time in with Dr. Tim: Five ways to talk with teens
By Tim Goldsmith, Ph.DWhen children are young, parenting can seem straightforward. We understand what our child needs and can provide for them. But then come the teen years. Our happy child becomes moody, hanging less with family and more with friends, their...
Second Annual KiteTales event a success for former foster youth in North Carolina
Youth Villages North Carolina recently celebrated KiteTales: Stories that Soar, an annual event to support youth aging out of foster care. The second annual event – sponsored by Piedmont Natural Gas – drew more than 130 supporters and raised more than...
Youth Villages’ counselors help teen overcome challenges
By Shayne Dotson Adrian was born in prison and his childhood was a nightmare of abuse. He thought his life would never get better, and the only way to end his suffering was to commit suicide. Finally, he came to Youth Villages for help in one of the...