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Foster Care Open Houses and Info Sessions
Have questions about fostering? Youth Villages Foster Care program hosts Open Houses and Info Sessions across Tennessee for anyone interested in learning more about foster care.
Informational Sessions offer a two-hour, structured presentation about the benefits of fostering and the criteria for becoming a foster parent. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Open Houses give you a chance to speak with foster care staff, ask any questions you might have about the process and learn about taking the next steps in a relaxed setting.
West Tennessee
INFO SESSIONS:
Youth Villages Jackson Office
March 31 | 5:30 p.m.
24 Weatherford Sq
Jackson, TN 38305
Please RSVP – Donna Goodman @ 731-660-6760
Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce
April 2 | 5:30 p.m.
112 South Main St.
Bolivar, TN 38003
Please RSVP – Donna Goodman @ 731-660-6760
Youth Villages Dyersburg Office
April 7 | 6 p.m.
1865 Hwy 51 ByPass N
Dyersburg, TN 38024
Youth Villages Shelby Oaks Office
May 14 | 6 p.m.
5515 Shelby Oaks Dr.
Memphis, TN 38134
Youth Villages Shelby Oaks Office
May 16 | 10 a.m.
5515 Shelby Oaks Dr.
Memphis, TN 38134
OR
Contact one of our trainer/recruiter to schedule an individual info session:
Portia Williams or La’Tava Chandler
901-252-7939
Middle Tennessee
INFO SESSIONS:
Contact a trainer/recruiter near you to schedule an individual info session:
Youth Villages Clarksville
Jaclyn Lynch
931-552-5260
Youth Villages Columbia
Jeff Mason
931-560-4250
Youth Villages Cookeville
Sarah Dowd
931-525-6905
Youth Villages Nashville
Wendy Lunsford
615-250-7282
Samantha Mlekush
615-250-7318
Freddy Valcarcel
615-250-7329
East Tennessee
INFO SESSIONS:
We are temporarily offering TN KEY Informational Session via webinar.
Youth Villages Johnson City Office
April 2 | 10 a.m.
Address: 3915 Bristol Hwy, Suite 101
Johnson City, TN 37601
Please RSVP – Jessi Bernardini @ 423-283-6527
Youth Villages Chattanooga Office
April 2 | 6 p.m.
6236 Airpark Drive, Suite A
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Please RSVP – Michele Freeman @ 423-954-8866
Youth Villages Knoxville Office
April 14 | 6 p.m.
9111 Cross Park Drive E-475
Knoxville, TN 37923
Please RSVP – Jenny Wade @ 865-560-2558 or Jenna Bailey @ 865-560-2568
Youth Villages Morristown Office
April 16 | 10 a.m.
225 W. 1st N. St., Suite 302
Morristown, TN 37814
Please RSVP – Lia Perry @ 423-522-2171
Youth Villages Johnson City Office
April 23 | 6 p.m.
3915 Bristol Hwy, Suite 101
Johnson City, TN 37601
Please RSVP – Jessi Bernardini @ 423-283-6527
OR
Contact a Trainer/Recruiter near you to schedule an individual Info Session:
Youth Villages Chattanooga
Michele Freeman
423-954-8866
Youth Villages Knoxville
Jenny Wade
865-560-2558
Jenna Bailey
865-560-2568
Youth Villages Morristown
Lia Perry
423-522-2171
Youth Villages Johnson City
Jessi Bernardini
423-283-6527
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.
