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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:
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:
Youth Villages Nashville Office
Wednesday, February 19 | 6:00 p.m.
3310 Perimeter Hill Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
Contact: Samantha Mlekush @ 615-250-7318
Youth Villages Nashville Office
Saturday, February 22 | 9:00 a.m.
3310 Perimeter Hill Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
Contact: Samantha Mlekush @ 615-250-7318
Youth Villages Clarksville Office
Monday, March 2 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
651 Stowe Court
Clarksville, TN 34040
Contact: Shelby Ortner @ 931-552-5246 or Jaclyn Lynch @ 931-552-5260
or
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:
ETSU Warf-Pickel
February 20th | 6pm
128 David Collins Way
Johnson City, TN 37614
Please RSVP – Jessi Bernardini @ 423-283-6527
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Thanks to Local Memphis for highlighting our next hiring event for Bill's Place. If you have a passion for helping children, youth and families, join us tomorrow! Register here:
www.youthvillages.org/billsplacecareers/
Youth Villages hosts hiring event Tuesday
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BARTLETT, Tenn. (localmemphis.com)- Youth Villages is hosting a hiring event for their newly expanded residential treatment center, Bill’s Place this week. The event will take Tuesday Februar…We are excited to share that our CEO, Patrick Lawler will join Kristen Bell, NFL’s Larry Fitzgerald and Toms as recipients of National Jefferson Awards. Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis called the Multiplying Good awards “the Nobel Prize of public service.” Congratulations to 2020 awardees!
Learn more about this year's National Jefferson Awards here: bit.ly/2HpZ8Rn
Congratulations, Pat - your leadership of YV has changed the landscape for so many precious children - well-deserved!
Congratulations Patrick Lawler. Your vision and passion have become a reality. Thank you for all you do for children and families.
Congratulations Pat! I absolutely LOVE working at YV 💕
So Awesome! Congratulations Pat!
Congratulations Patrick Lawler, well deserved recognition! You’ve made Youth Villages the strong and significant organization that we’ve all come to love so much!
A big CONGRATULATIONS!
Congrats Pat!
Awe. Congratulations!!! Well deserved.
This is AWESOME and is a true testament to all of the AMAZING work undertaken by the entire Youth Villages family. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Amazing! So very proud!
This is amazing! Thank you, Patrick Lawler, for leading Youth Villages to be the best in delivering high quality services to children and families nationally!
That is wonderful for Pat. Congratulations
Congratulations, Patrick Lawler! This is well deserved, and I’m honored to have you as our leader.
Awesome!! Congratulations!
So deserving! Congratulations!!
Congratulations!!
Congratulations Mr. Lawler.
That is awesome! Congrats!
Congratulations 🎈🎊🎉 ... you deserve it...
Congratulations!!
Congratulations!
Congratulations
Wow...so proud to be a part of this organization
Congratulations!!!
Congrats....Patrick....Ellen...
Cheers to being Great Place to Work certified for the third year in a row!
Youth Villages named Great Place To Work for 2020 | Youth Villages
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Youth Villages has achieved the coveted designation for the third year in a row.
How do you apply?
Not if you have to work with Connie Garner. She is a liar and a horrible manager that doesn't know her job!!!
Matt Mauck you must've been taking the picture 🤣
Lindsay Pate, the Clinical Services Program Manager at Youth Villages sat down with Focus Mid-South to discuss suicide prevention actions and best practices to maintain good mental health.
focusmidsouth.com/blog/learn-how-to-assess-a-mental-health-crisis/
Learn How to Assess a Mental Health Crisis | Focus Mid-South
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