Growing up, Kiera and her siblings were often caught in the middle of their parents’ violent fights. Kiera vividly remembers driving in a car with her parents when a fight broke out between them and her mother started hitting her father. It was one of many of her...
Month: November 2016 Articles
Youth Villages names Jenny Bush to national board
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Nov. 18, 2016) – Youth Villages, one of the largest providers of children’s behavioral health services in the country, has named Jenny Bush, president of Cummins Mid-South and Southern Plains, to its national board of directors. Bush, a native of...
Teachers use a new kind of ABC’s to help students learn problem-solving skills
Youth Villages and Gestalt Community partner in Collaborative Problem Solving project. It’s a scorching summer day in Memphis, but Dr. Stuart Ablon, director of the Think:Kids program at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is easily holding the attention of...
Steven Tyler to receive 2016 Humanitarian Award at the UN Ambassadors’ Ball
Legendary rocker honored for Janie's Fund -- his partnership with nonprofit Youth Villages. NEW YORK (Nov. 17, 2016) – The Hospitality Committee for United Nations Delegations has named Steven Tyler the recipient of its 2016 Humanitarian Award. Tyler will be honored...
James R. Mulroy named general counsel at Youth Villages
MEMPHIS – (Nov. 18, 2016) – James R. Mulroy has been named managing director - general counsel at Youth Villages. He most recently served as managing principal of the Memphis office of Jackson Lewis, P.C. Mulroy is a director of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and...
Tulsa — a city with small-town warmth — is a great place to begin a Youth Villages career
Youth Villages Oklahoma offers opportunities in new programs in Tulsa and Oklahoma City Whitney Caldwell grew up in Tulsa, but has lived in various cities throughout the last decade, even South Africa. With a soft spot in her heart for her hometown, Caldwell recently...