GOODY's Family Clothing of Jackson is a new partner for Youth Villages' Jackson Office.  GOODY's will offer a discount to foster parents that have a child placed in their home in need of clothing items. Pictured is Eugene Veazey, an employee of GOODY's in Jackson. 

"We are deeply grateful for GOODY's support of our children and families," says Lydia Nicks, a foster parent trainer with Youth Villages. "Foster children are all too often overlooked by our society. But they are one of our most vulnerable group of children. Many of them have survived unimaginable trauma in their birth family homes. Most enter foster care with only a few clothes, a toothbrush and little else. GOODY's is helping make a difference in the lives of Jackson's foster children, and I want to say thanks on behalf of all our foster kids and families." 

Mid-America Apartment Communities of Jackson recently donated several gift cards to the Jackson Office for a Christmas Party for Youth Villages foster children. The donation was made on behalf of the staff and residents at Post House North. Pictured is Cathy Nelson, Community Leader of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Post House North, along with Lydia Nicks, senior regional foster parent recruiter, Youth Villages. 

"Thank you, Cathy and Post House North, for your continued support," says Nicks. "The company's ongoing help to our children recently resulted in a very merry Christmas party for Youth Villages foster children in our area. The party made all of the children feel loved and cared for. That's a feeling that they need to have more than any other!"   

As a toddler, Rickey's world consisted of neglect and abuse. At age 5, he was taken into state custody and spent the next five years moving between foster homes. Over time, his frustration grew, and he became more and more aggressive. At age 10, he was suicidal and suffered frequent hallucinations. He was hospitalized.

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