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Youth Villages Tennessee Articles
Helping foster families succeed
The state of foster care in Tennessee is in crisis. More children than ever need temporary, safe homes compared to the amount of open foster homes. Nationwide, a child is placed into foster care every two minutes, so the need is great. In Tennessee, more than 8,000 kids are in the foster care system with only around 4,000 certified foster homes available.
Congrats to the 2021 Graduates!
Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee is celebrating an astonishing 89 graduations across the region
Pandemic’s been a time of growth for Youth Villages
A few years ago, Youth Villages CEO Patrick Lawler was chatting with a few kids in one of their residential programs. Nothing unusual about that…
Fostering ‘made our family’
Erin and Robert Spivey first thought about becoming foster parents after meeting a teenage girl in foster care…
The Kids Need Love
When they set out to foster one child, Angela and Kevin Grant never expected…
When it comes to adoption, flexibility is key
The journey to adoption is sometimes a long and winding road. Such was the case for MacKenely…
Youth Villages hosts drive-thru parade for National Adoption Awareness Month
Youth Villages hosted a drive-thru parade Saturday afternoon. The parade was held in observance of National Adoption Awareness Month.
This is Our Calling
Andy and Debbie Watts have fostered children for years, both together as a married couple and before they were married.
November is Adoption Awareness Month
Foster Care Training and Recruiting Supervisor Jessie Bernardini in Chattanooga was a featured guest on Good Morning Chattanooga this morning promoting adoption awareness month.