Memphis Daily News' Don Wade recaps the 2017 Youth Villages Annual Employee Conference, including highlights of what's to come in 2018. Read full article here. [.$?*|{}() 0="%91" _i="1" _address="1" theme_builder_area="post_content" /][^; _i="2"...
In-home Articles
Intercept helps Kaitlin and her grandmother rebuild relationship
Kaitlin, 16, missed more than 40 days of school last year. She was attending an alternative school after being arrested and expelled for theft. She was on probation with a strict curfew. “My grandmother and I couldn’t have a conversation without yelling,”...
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...
Youth Villages Oregon opens new office in Salem
Open house set for March 14 SALEM, Ore. (March 6, 2017) – Youth Villages Oregon has opened an office in Salem to provide increased intensive in-home services to children with emotional and behavioral problems and families in Marion, Linn, Benton and Polk...
Tulsa — a city with small-town warmth — is a great place to begin a Youth Villages career
Youth Villages Oklahoma offers opportunities in new programs in Tulsa and Oklahoma City Whitney Caldwell grew up in Tulsa, but has lived in various cities throughout the last decade, even South Africa. With a soft spot in her heart for her hometown, Caldwell recently...
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...
Noah and his parents learn to communicate
Noah was unhappy at home and at school. He attended an alternative high school for youth with emotional problems and was ready to run away from his parents. “There was a lot of family conflict to overcome,” said AJ Hoeflinger, Youth Villages family intervention...
Oklahoma family helps teen through Collaborative Problem Solving
Alberto’s best friend’s name is Oscar. They met in class after Alberto entered foster care and changed schools. He was neglected and abused in his biological home and mistreated in foster homes since then. “Oscar came home from school one day very worried about his...