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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.
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.
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 at the appointed time.
West Tennessee
INFO SESSIONS:
Monday, June 10 | 5:30p-7:30p
Youth Villages (Dyersburg)
1865 US Hwy 51 Byp
N.Dyersburg, TN 38024
Tuesday, June 25th | 5:30p-7:30pm
Youth Villages (Jackson)
24 Weatherford Square
Jackson, TN 38305 (tentative)
Tuesday, June 25th | 8pm
Youth Villages (Paris)
412 Tyson Avenue Paris, TN 38242
Thursday, July 11th | 6pm – 8pm
Youth Villages (Shelby Oaks)
5515 Shelby Oaks Drive Memphis, TN 38134
Saturday, July 13th | 10 a.m. – 12p
Youth Villages (Shelby Oaks)
5515 Shelby Oaks Drive
Memphis, TN 38134
Middle Tennessee
INFO SESSIONS:
Saturday, June 1st | 9 a.m. – Noon
Youth Villages (Nashville)
3310 Perimeter Hill Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
OPEN HOUSES
Saturday, May 18th | 10 a.m. – Noon
Youth Villages (Nashville)
3310 Perimeter Hill Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
Thursday, May 30th | 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Youth Villages (Nashville)
3310 Perimeter Hill Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
Thursday, May 30th | 8 p.m.
Youth Villages (Clarksville)
651 Stowe Ct.
Clarksville, TN 37040
Thursday, May 30th | 8 p.m.
Youth Villages (Columbia)
115 Dyer St.
Columbia, TN 38401
Thursday, May 30th | 8 p.m.
Youth Villages (Cookeville)
448 Neal St.
Cookeville, TN 38501
East Tennessee
INFO SESSIONS:
June 6th and 26th | 6p-8p
Youth Villages (Morristown)
225 W. First North St.
Suite 302
Morristown, TN 37814
Please RSVP – Aisha Ward @ 423-283-6518
June 12th
Time: 6pm to 8 pm
Location: Youth Villages Knoxville Office
Address: 9111 Cross Park Drive E-475,
Knoxville, TN 37923
Please RSVP – Aisha Ward @ 423-283-6518
June 18th
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Location: Youth Villages Johnson City Office
Address: 3915 Bristol Hwy, Suite 101
Johnson City, TN 37601
Please RSVP – Jessi Bernardini @ 423-283-6527
Chattanooga (TBD)
Social News
What does it take to be a foster parent?
No one can tell you better than Wendy Lunsford, Foster Care Trainer at Youth Villages and Donna Neal, Youth Villages Foster mom to 150 foster children!
Take a look: fox17.com/news/local/foster-care-awareness-month-youth-villages-on-why-you-can-be-a-foster-parent
Foster Care Awareness Month: Youth Villages on why you can be a foster parent
fox17.com
Fox 17 provides local news, weather, sports, traffic and entertainment for Nashville and nearby towns and communities in Middle Tennessee, including Forest Hills, Brentwood, Franklin, Fairview, Dickson, Clarksville, White House, Greenbrier, Springfield, Gallatin, Hartsville, Lebanon, Mt Juliet, Smyr...Do you have the compassion it takes to become a foster parent? If so, come to our Open House! This will give you 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. Come join us TOMORROW (May 28) from 10 a.m. – Noon!
Location: 3310 Perimeter Hill Drive, Nashville TN 37211
“I’m not used to having someone be this concerned about me [or] care about me so much.” Tiney was adopted from foster care as a baby, but after his adoptive mother died, he was back in the system at 15. Fortunately, he found his way to YVLifeSet. Read more about Tiney’s journey and his relationship with his YVLifeSet specialist, Frank Tallent.
Tiney achieves his goals by taking the driver’s seat | Youth Villages Newsroom
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Tiney achieves his goals by taking the driver’s seat Posted by youthvillages | Mar 13, 2018 Tiney’s life has had big ups and downs. He was adopted from foster care as a baby, but after his adoptive mother died, he was back in the system at 15. In just a few weeks, Tiney turns 18 and will age out...Tomorrow night, Jackson Generals will be spotlighting us as the nonprofit of the night! Join us as we cheer them on and foster a little hope to support Youth Villages’ children and families! #PayItForwardFridays
Thank you to Ellen Blasing and Brooke Thames for representing Youth Villages on the Talk of the Town show for Foster Care Awareness Month!
Do you know someone that would be a perfect foster parent? It may even be you! Click the link below to learn more:
www.youthvillages.org/foster-care/
Are You Ready To Be a Foster Parent?
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Talk Of The TownExtras Actions Facebook Tweet Email Are You Ready To Be a Foster Parent? Posted: 11:07 AM, May 15, 2019 Updated: 2019-05-15 16:07:22Z May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, and there's a huge need for foster parents across the state. On this segment, sponsored by Youth Villages...