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Family of Five Benefits from Youth Villages’ Intercept Program
Michael, Jr., a 13-year-old from Oklahoma, his parents and his siblings successfully…
At 5, Lance learns skills to control his behavior
Lance’s problems began early. By the time he was 5…
At 17, Gloria overcomes tragedy with the help of Youth Villages’ Intercept
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…
Oklahoma Intercept: We Can Go Far When We Work as a Team
Everyone will eventually go through rough times in their lives. Life throws curveballs, inevitably…
Youth Villages Intercept program model receives “Supported” rating by Family First Clearinghouse
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.
Arkansas Intercept Success Story
Sometimes life throws so many challenges and obstacles at a family that both the parents and kids feel like they have nowhere to turn.
5 Self-Care Tips to Protect your Mental Health During this Time
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.
A Day in the Life of a Family Intervention Specialist
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.
Program works to ‘Intercept’ young people from life of crime
Without the Youth Villages Intercept program, Johnnie Alvarado knows he would have wound up in prison or, worse, dead…