Legendary rocker honored for Janie's Fund -- his partnership with nonprofit Youth Villages. NEW YORK (Nov. 17, 2016) – The Hospitality Committee for United Nations Delegations has named Steven Tyler the recipient of its 2016 Humanitarian Award. Tyler will be honored...
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James R. Mulroy named general counsel at Youth Villages
MEMPHIS – (Nov. 18, 2016) – James R. Mulroy has been named managing director - general counsel at Youth Villages. He most recently served as managing principal of the Memphis office of Jackson Lewis, P.C. Mulroy is a director of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and...
Steven Tyler launches Janie’s Fund to help girls in need
Musician Steven Tyler announced today the launch of his new signature philanthropic initiative to help girls who have been abused and neglected: Janie’s Fund. A partnership with private nonprofit Youth Villages, Janie’s Fund will raise money and awareness to help...
Youth Villages expands children’s mental health services in Central Oregon
Youth Villages Oregon will expand services to Central Oregon this week to help children with emotional and behavioral problems and their families in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. Youth Villages will offer its Intercept intensive in-home services in the area...
Study Shows Boost to Positive Outcomes for Young Adults Aging Out of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice
MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research firm, released encouraging results today from a rigorous evaluation of Youth Villages’ Transitional Living Program (now called YVLifeSet) for young adults aging out of the foster care and juvenile...
Youth Villages CEO to speak at Customer Response Summit in Memphis
Patrick Lawler, CEO of Youth Villages, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children and their families live successfully, will speak at the Customer Response Summit in Memphis at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23. The summit, presented by Execs In The...
Journal features Youth Villages’ take ‘Pay for Success’ Highlights Tennessee’s DCS performance-based contracting
An article featuring the work of Youth Villages is among more than 20 articles on “pay for success,” the performance-based contracting concept that is touted to improve outcomes for children and families while increasing accountability for taxpayers and governmental...
Public/private partnership boosts former Tennessee foster kids
While former foster children nationally are more likely to experience homelessness, unemployment and incarceration, a report released today shows that former foster kids in Tennessee are achieving higher rates of success through a program that may save taxpayers more...
Youth Villages-ChristieCare of Oregon receives $250,000 donation
More home-based help for children with emotional and behavioral problems and their families in rural Oregon will be one of the results of a recent $250,000 donation to Youth Villages-ChristieCare of Oregon from Roseburg’s Ford Family Foundation. The donation...
Youth Villages begins helping troubled children and their families in Boone area
Youth Villages, a private nonprofit dedicated to helping children with emotional, behavioral and mental health issues and their families, recently began offering help to children and families in their own homes in five counties in the Smoky Mountain Center area. Youth...