Youth Villages Clarksville
Youth Villages’ Clarksville, Tenn., office provides:
651 Stowe Court
Clarksville, TN 37040
Phone: 931-503-0777
Fax: 931-503-0703
The Clarksville office is seeking foster parents for children in our care. Youth Villages provides free foster parent training, monthly reimbursements to help offset the costs of adding a child to your household and ongoing, 24-hour support.
Youth Villages offers free orientation and training sessions at the Youth Villages offices in Clarksville.
Interested in our foster care program? Contact Jessica Burk at (931) 503-0777 or jessica.burk@youthvillages.org to find out more, learn the dates of the next orientation and training sessions, or schedule a private orientation class.
Social News
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.Even in these uncertain times, we are learning more about COVID-19 and its impact on the communities we serve. We will be doing everything we can to help ensure the safety of our staff and those we serve while continuing to provide our vital community-based and residential services.
Click the link below for our updated guidelines:
www.youthvillages.org/what-is-youth-villages-doing-concerning-covid-19/
