Top from left to right: Lisa Vuchak, Brittany Williams, Jennifer Deaton, Tiana Sherrod and Diedre Herring. Bottom left to right: Christen Walker and Kelly FreemanNot pictured: Elizabeth Dory and Emma Summers As an organization that prides itself on professionally...
Month: September 2016 Articles
Tween teasing? Or dangerous bullying?
Time in with Dr. Tim All parents have moments when they wish they could consult with an expert. If you have a question about your tween or teen’s behavior, send it to Dr.Tim@youthvillages.org. If Dr. Tim and his staff of experts feature your question in a column,...
How do you know when a teenager’s problems are serious?
Time in with Dr. Tim All parents have moments when they wish they could consult with an expert. If you have a question about your tween or teen’s behavior, send it to Dr.Tim@youthvillages.org. If Dr. Tim and his staff of experts feature your question in a column,...
My daughter is bullying other girls at school…
Time in with Dr. Tim All parents have moments when they wish they could consult with an expert. If you have a question about your tween or teen’s behavior, send it to Dr.Tim@youthvillages.org. If Dr. Tim and his staff of experts feature your question in a column,...
Flexibility and desire to make a difference drive YVLifeSet’s Amber Price
Amber Price meets with a YVLifeSet participant in her apartment in Memphis. A YVLifeSet specialist dedicated to helping young adults aging out of foster care succeed as independent adults, Amber Price knows to expect the unexpected. Many mornings, she rushes out of...
Greg Hale finds his mission helping former foster youth get on track
It took a heat stroke that nearly killed him and a nudge from his wife to get Greg Hale to pursue his dream. “I’m a spiritual person; God always led me to working with teens,” Hale says. “Even when I was in high school, I knew this is the field I wanted to go into.”...
Oklahoma’s Lindsay Davis helps former foster youth reach their potential
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...
Collaborative Problem Solving helps Jazmine reconnect with her grandfather
Jazmine, 17, was adopted by her grandparents when she was 2 months old. When they divorced, her grandfather, George, lost custody because he struggled with substance abuse. “The state thought I’d be safer with grandma, but it became obvious that she only wanted me for...
Noah and his parents learn to communicate
Noah was unhappy at home and at school. He attended an alternative high school for youth with emotional problems and was ready to run away from his parents. “There was a lot of family conflict to overcome,” said AJ Hoeflinger, Youth Villages family intervention...
Oklahoma family helps teen through Collaborative Problem Solving
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...