The Jewett-Winter family has a long history of adoption. Pam herself was adopted by her parents, and her mom also was adopted.
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Learning to be Patient – Neal Family
For Middle Tennessee-based Jaywanna Neal, fostering is second nature. Growing up, her mom opened her home to foster children.
November is Adoption Awareness Month
Foster Care Training and Recruiting Supervisor Jessie Bernardini in Chattanooga was a featured guest on Good Morning Chattanooga this morning promoting adoption awareness month.
Foster Care Awareness Activities in Middle Tennessee
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. In Tennessee, approximately 8,000 children are in foster care at any given time. With fewer than 4,000 foster families, the need is ever-present; even during COVID-19. National statistics show that a new child is placed into care every two minutes.
Youth Villages needs help with foster homes
Lakeisha Gomes, foster care regional manager, spoke with Local24 about Foster Care Awareness month and Youth Villages’ efforts to find our homes for our youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 presents adoption challenges as sisters reunite in their forever home
Despite obstacles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sisters Jada and Jamaya have officially been adopted into their forever home.
Mid-South woman stepping up to mentor hopeful teen waiting for adoption
By Arianna Poindexter | WMCTV5 | January 30, 2020 at 6:29 PM CST - Updated January 30 at 6:43 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - January is National Mentoring Month, a campaign aimed at expanding quality mentoring opportunities. One Mid-South woman is stepping up to make a...
Aging out of foster care: Why it happens and how social workers can help
Youth Villages was featured as an expert in the December issue of Social Work Today…
Helping Children Find A Way Home
For many children in Tennessee, a foster home provides a pathway to permanency as they move from out-of-home placements to their biological families or to adoption. In fact, many of our foster parents choose to adopt if a child cannot go home with relatives. Donna...
‘Your Williamson’ magazine features profile on Youth Villages
Your Williamson magazine in Nashville, Tennessee, featured a profile on Youth Villages in its November 2017 issue, with a special focus on our adoption program in honor of Adopt Awareness Month. Find our profile on page 56 at this link. [.$?*|{}()...