The Youth Villages mentoring program offers adults the chance to become a positive force in a child’s life, and each mentor-mentee relationship is special in its own way. Mentoring for Sid Phadke, a product manager, meant stepping outside of his comfort zone and...
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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...
Youth Villages hosts Massachusetts Spring Celebration
Linda Whitlock honoree of eveningYouth Villages Massachusetts and New Hampshire, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children and their families live successfully, will host its largest annual fundraiser on April 7. The event marks the organization’s...
Boston Globe: Expand, reinforce safety net for kids in Massachusetts
Children's League addresses child welfare concerns Matt Stone, executive director of Youth Villages Massachusetts and New Hampshire, addressed how to best help Massachusetts' most vulnerable children through in-home, family-support services in a letter to the editor...
Going, going, gone! Steven Tyler’s Janie’s Fund wins big with sale of rare sports car
$800,000 raised for Janie’s Fund philanthropic partnership with Youth Villages MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Feb. 3, 2017) – A rare sports car from the personal collection of Steven Tyler has been auctioned, raising $800,000 for his Janie’s Fund, a philanthropic partnership with...
Children in Youth Villages’ mentoring program reach out to seniors
“I understand how hard it is to be away from your family, but someone loves and cares about you,” a Youth Villages child wrote.When Tangina Sanders, manager of Youth Villages’ Chris Crye Mentoring Program, asked children participating in the program at Youth Villages...
Jennifer H. Jones joins Youth Villages as chief marketing officer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jennifer Hoffman Jones has been named chief marketing officer at Youth Villages, the Memphis-headquartered private nonprofit organization that helps more than 22,000 emotionally troubled children and their families each year in 12 states and the...
Collaborative Problem Solving helps Jazmine reconnect with her grandfather
Jazmine, 17, was adopted by her grandparents when she was 2 months old. When they divorced, her grandfather, George, lost custody because he struggled with substance abuse. “The state thought I’d be safer with grandma, but it became obvious that she only wanted me for...