An alarming number of young people are aging out of the foster care system without the resources
Year: 2020 Articles
Congress targets COVID-19 stimulus relief to young people reaching adulthood in foster care
The final economic stimulus and COVID-19 relief package passed by the U.S. Congress last night included targeted relief for children
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.
Missing Puzzle Piece – Jakayla’s story
Sometimes, challenges and obstacles are more than parents and children can handle. That was the situation Kamera and her teenage daughter
What is Youth Villages doing concerning COVID-19?
Youth Villages is carefully monitoring the developments around Novel COVID-19…
Mentoring amid COVID
Mentors make a powerful difference in the lives of the children served by Youth Villages. The COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on almost every industry and profession
Community reacts to 8-year-old shot, killed as juvenile homicides increase in Memphis
Dr. Rebekah Lemmons providing expert commentary about the impact of community violence and trauma on children on WMC TV.
LifeSet participants visit Tenn. DCS Commissioner and meet Gov. Lee
Six young people participating in LifeSet in middle Tennessee met with Commissioner Jennifer Nichols and Mohamed El-Kaissy, assistant commissioner of Finance/Budget…
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.