Sasha, 15, and her younger siblings had been in the Laura Dester Shelter for three months when counselors from Youth Villages working with the Department of Human Services met them. The team was looking for children who could be reunited safely with their families, as...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Crissy Lintner, Director of Marketing and Communications, Youth Villages901-251-4832 (office) or 901-461-3139 (cell); crissy.lintner@youthvillages.org MEMPHIS, TENN. (Nov. 1, 2017) – Youth Villages is seeking Holiday Heroes for...
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...
Just two months on the job helping youth aging out of foster care in Oklahoma City, Lindsay Davis has already found the best part of her job as a YVLifeSet specialist. “I think the best thing is watching them get excited about how YVLifeSet can partner with them to...
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...