Reagan tells WBIR News in Knoxville, TN about her journey entering and aging out of foster care. She’s now 19, co-president of a foster care support group, and on her way to study social work at the University of Tennessee.
Year: 2020 Articles
Multiplying Good to Honor Kristen Bell, Owen Colley, J.C. Hall, Larry Fitzgerald, Patrick Lawler, Dawn Staley, and TOMS with National Jefferson Awards
Honorees will be recognized for extraordinary public service at award ceremonies in New York City and Washington DC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, Feb 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --...
Youth Villages named Great Place to Work for 2020
Youth Villages has achieved the coveted designation for the third year in a row.
31st annual Youth Villages Soup Sunday slated for Feb. 23 at FedExForum
The Mid-South’s best tasting event, the 31st annual Youth Villages Soup Sunday, will take place Feb. 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at FedExForum…
Mid-South woman stepping up to mentor hopeful teen waiting for adoption
By Arianna Poindexter | WMCTV5 | January 30, 2020 at 6:29 PM CST - Updated January 30 at 6:43 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - January is National Mentoring Month, a campaign aimed at expanding quality mentoring opportunities. One Mid-South woman is stepping up to make a...
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…
Local nonprofit highlights need for mentors in Memphis for National Mentoring Month
January is National Mentoring Month and Youth Villages, a nonprofit that works with at-risk families, is highlighting the need for mentors in the Memphis area.
Steven Tyler celebrated third annual Grammy Awards® viewing party Benefiting Janie’s Fund
FEATURING HOST TERRY CREWS AND PERFORMANCE BY GAVIN DeGRAW Click HERE and HERE for Photos (Credit: Getty Images) Click HERE for Video (Credit: Getty Video) Exclusive Gala Raised More than $2.4 Million for Janie’s Fund LOS ANGELES, CA (January 27, 2020) – Last night,...
McKinley finds the right path
McKinley used to be a rebellious youth, running away from home and in and out of trouble with the law…
Youth Villages Names Jessica Foster Chief Strategy Officer
The appointment is a promotion from within, as Foster has been with the national children’s mental and behavioral health nonprofit for nearly nine years. First hired to serve in various strategy, business development and policy roles, she quickly moved up the ranks of the organization…