Mississippi

Youth Villages provides intensive in-home services through Intercept® and LifeSetTM program models in Mississippi.

MYPAC participant family in front of Jackson mural

Programs

Provided to Mississippi

Intercept

Intercept®

Strengthening families to prevent or limit the need for foster care

LifeSet

Lifeset™

Helping young adults make a successful transition to adulthood

Specialized Crisis Services

Specialized Crisis Services

Providing specially trained, crisis counselors 24 hours a day

Our Results

  • Overall satisfaction with Youth Villages: 91% 91%
  • Youth living at home or independently 1 year after discharge: 89% 89%
  • Youth in school and/or employed 1 year after discharge: 95% 95%
  • Youth reporting no trouble with the law 1 year after discharge: 95% 95%

Figures represent data gathered in FY21-23 for all youth served for more than 60 days across all programs.

It was a year of record growth and innovation for Youth Villages.

10,797

youth served in Mississippi

Help create lasting change in Mississippi

Donate

Your one-time or continuing contribution goes directly to helping children and young adults get the chance they deserve.

volunteer

VOLUNTEER

You can provide a direct, positive force in the lives of young people being treated through Youth Villages at our residential campuses and beyond.

attend an event

Attend an event

Youth Villages events are a great way to support families in your local community and have a great time while you’re doing it.

stories of hope

Helping children and families live successfully

Local Leadership

Amanda Futral

Amanda Futral

Executive Director, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Oklahoma

As executive director of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Oklahoma, Amanda Futral oversees Youth Villages’ Intercept in-home counseling, therapeutic foster care, LifeSet and mentoring programs in those areas.

Futral joined the staff of Youth Villages in 1999 as a family counselor in Paris, Tennessee, and was soon promoted to clinical supervisor. In 2002, she became senior clinical supervisor in Columbia, Tennessee. She went on to serve as regional supervisor in Clarksville, Dickson and Nashville. In 2007, she was promoted to regional manager of Nashville Intercept and foster programs for Youth Villages. She became Nashville director in 2009.

Futral earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Memphis and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from Trevecca University.

Rhonda Stempkovski

State Director, Mississippi Community-Based Programs

Adrian James

Assistant Director - MYPAC

Paige McCormick

Assistant Director

Local Board

Marquis Arterberry

President & CEO
ProCore Security

Tracy Diez

Vice President of Marketing & Sales
Magnolia Federal Credit Union

Deidra Johnson

Psychiatric nurse
VA Medical Center

Ravi Raju

Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
Exceleron Software Inc.

Stephanie Rippee

Attorney
Watkins and Eager PLLC

Susan Smith

Pediatric Nurse
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Francis Springer

Attorney
Springer Law Firm

Frankie Springer

Legal Assistant
Springer Law Firm

Amanda Tollison

Attorney
Butler Snow

LOCATIONS

Biloxi

1635 Popps Ferry Road, Suite D & E
Biloxi, MS 39532
Directions

Contact

Phone: 228-354-9700
Fax: 228-354-9701

Brookhaven

Contact

Phone: 601-572-3700

Columbus

Contact

Phone: 662-840-3008

Greenwood

200 E. Washington Street, Suite 130
Greenwood, MS 38930
Directions

Contact

Phone: 662-459-2240
Fax: 662-459-2241

Hattiesburg

15 Professional Parkway, Suite 200
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Directions

Contact

Phone: 601-271-7600
Fax: 601-271-7601

Hernando

1558 Monteith, Suites A+B
Hernando, MS 38632
Directions

Contact

Phone: 662-449-7440
Fax: 662-449-7441

Jackson

The Atrium Building
805 South Wheatley Street Suite 240
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Directions

Contact

Phone: 601-572-3700
Fax: 601-572-3701

Meridian

2401 Highway 39 N Suite C
Meridian, MS 39301
Directions

Contact

Phone: 601-696-7161
Fax: 601-696-7162

Natchez

Contact

Phone: 601-572-3700

Tupelo

252 S. Veterans Boulevard
Tupelo, MS 38804
Directions

Contact

Phone: 662-840-3008
Fax: 662-841-0337

Vicksburg

Contact

Phone: 601-572-3700

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