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Brooke Thames and her husband, Murray, have opened their home to 15 children, three of whom they adopted. Read more about their story on the decision to become a foster parent.
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This initiative will make it easier (and faster) to get much needed help by introducing a three-digit suicide prevention phone number.
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Our intensive in-home services program is just one example of how we help keep families together. Laura and her daughter, Vicki, recently shared their story with a reporter in Massachusetts. Read more...
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‘I’d be dead if she hadn’t come’: Nonprofit helps struggling families stay together
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Behind the scenes, Massachusetts organizations like Youth Villages are working to keep children out of foster care.
Wish our experience was as uplifting and positive as others. My daughter's in home counselor has come in to our home, practically taking over, now she wants to tell my wife and me how to parent our child. Very counterproductive towards our daughter. Not happy at all.
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. We are vigilant in our efforts to help stop the rising rates of child and teen suicide through various outlets including mentorship and crisis services. Find out how you can be a part of our efforts by becoming a mentor to a child who may need it most!
www.youthvillages.org/services/mentoring/
YVLifeSet is helping Dylan ride the waves of life toward success! Overcoming an abusive home, he now is obtaining his high school diploma while having the coolest job ever: teaching kids and adults to surf off North Shore beaches.
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YVLifeSet helps Dylan ride the waves of life toward success | Youth Villages
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YVLifeSet Helps Dylan Ride the Waves of Life Toward Success People often gawk at Dylan as he rides through North Shore towns on one wheel. Dylan became involved with the Department of Children and Families when he was 13. There was physical abuse at home. He quit school. He moved several times betwe...