North Carolina Local Leadership
Youth Villages Local Staff
Annie Smith
State Director – Community-Based Programs
John Horton
Director – Development
Local Board
Community leaders serve on Youth Villages’ North Carolina Board to actively promote and support our mission to help children and families live successfully and advocate proven solutions for the foster care/child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Board members play a significant role at the local level establishing Youth Villages as the leading provider of effective programs for troubled children and their families.
Natalie Frazier Allen
Founder & CEO
The Arts Empowerment Project
Charlotte
Justin Arnall
Mortgage Loan Originator; Vice President Mortgage Bankers Association of WNC
Crew Lending – A Division of Goldwater Bank, N.A.
Asheville
George Awad
Freelance Graphic Designer
Asheville
Tia Bethea
Community Impact Manager
Google Fiber
Raleigh
Sara Boehm
Civic Leader
Charlotte
Meredith Buckner
Registered Radiologic Technologist/
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mission Hospital
Asheville
Devon Cains
Client Director
F5 Networks
Charlotte
Laura Crago
Financial Advisor
Edward Jones
Asheville
Nancy “Nan” Gray
Regional Marketing Manager
Sprint
Charlotte
Craig Paridy
Director, Executive Alignment & Messaging
Duke Energy Corporation
Charlotte
Jennifer Van Lue
Individual & Family Therapist
Aspire Center for Personal Growth
Asheville
Social News
Are you looking for an organization where you can make an impact on the lives of youth and their families in the Asheville, NC area?
Join us on Thursday, April 2, at Noon for a virtual information session to learn more about how we invest in our employees, and how you can join our evidence-based treatment programs, serving youth and families.
To reserve your spot, or learn more, please visit our site: www.youthvillages.org/ashevilleinfo
Even in these unprecedented times, there are still youth who are looking for their forever home. With over 80 youth in our care that are available for adoption, we are partnering with VIA Productions to make personalized videos to help find families for them. Be on the lookout for these videos soon!
A special thanks to Marvelous Deeds Psalm 86:10 for supporting our efforts with this awesome Kroger gift card drive! You can help families in our care by donating to the Community Fund below:
www.marvelousdeedspsalm8610.com/take-action.html?fbclid=IwAR3YzdV2iUxb_RW1WT7wLo5jXgP3V6y2xoX4nsW...Today is the day!! Our 2020 Gift Card Drive kicks off in effort to provide 20 families from Youth Villages with a Kroger gift card to help during these hard times! Your support truly means the world! Any amount helps! Seriously! Thank you all so much in advance! Link in below to give! Click Community Fund!
www.marvelousdeedspsalm8610.com/take-action.html
Thanks to WTVC-TV NewsChannel 9 News for speaking with our staff about how families can talk and engage with their children concerning COVID-19.
Experts encourage families to talk to children about coronavirus pandemic
newschannel9.com
Many Americans may be concerned about the uncertainty that comes with the coronavirus pandemic. Experts say that your children can feel your anxiety, and it's important to talk to them about what's going on. Youth Villages is an organization that provides help for children in teens across the U. S.....Johnnie is only 16, but five of his friends have been killed in the past year, and he has spent time at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center. Our Intercept program, with the help of family specialist Michelle Hairston, stepped in and gave Johnnie the support he needed to express himself and get to the root of his frustrations.
Read Johnnie’s story:
bddy.me/2UiKm6t
Program works to 'Intercept' young people from life of crime
www.theindychannel.com
Without the Youth Villages Intercept program, Johnnie Alvarado knows he would have wound up in prison or, worse, dead.
