Oregon Local Leadership
Youth Villages Local Staff
Kandi Shearer
Assistant Director – Community-Based Programs
Shauna Lugar
Director – Development
Local Board
Sister Guadalupe Guajardo
Chair
Province Leadership Team
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
YVScholar
Community Advocate
Mariel Combs
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Oregon Department of Justice
Broker
MetLife Auto & Life
Commercial Real Estate Broker
Melvin Mark Brokerage Company
Senior Research Associate & Oregon State Community Development Field Mgr
Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco
Chief Executive, Behavioral Health
Providence Medical Group
Emeritus Member
Community Advocate
CEO
Footwear Specialties Intl.
Executive Vice President of Marketing
Watson Creative
Attorney
Charles Swindells Law
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.
