Many children enter foster care because of a lack of support in a time of family crisis. Youth Villages’ intensive in-home services program, Intercept, provides support and help for children and parents that can make a difference. At 16, Gloria had already experienced...
Any Youth Villages staff who’s worked on the frontlines knows they should go into each new relationship with an open mind but be curious and skeptical.
Michael, Jr., a 13-year-old from Oklahoma, his parents and his siblings successfully…
Lance’s problems began early. By the time he was 5…
Many children enter foster care because of a lack of support in a time of family crisis. Youth Villages’ intensive in-home services program, Intercept, provides support…
Everyone will eventually go through rough times in their lives. Life throws curveballs, inevitably…
The Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse announced that the Youth Villages Intercept program model is rated as “supported” after two studies from the Center for State Childhood Data at Chapin Hall showed the program had positive impacts on the use of foster care.
Sometimes life throws so many challenges and obstacles at a family that both the parents and kids feel like they have nowhere to turn.
Natasha Bonner, Clinical Supervisor for Youth Villages, discusses five best practices to protect your mental health while dealing with the global pandemic and racial injustices.
At Youth Villages, Family Intervention Specialists work closely with youth and families through our Intercept and LifeSet programs. And while no day at Youth Villages is ever the same, Katie Guajardo, a family intervention specialist in our Intercept program, walks us through her typical day.