Melissa Joan Hart reaches out to help YV ... 3
FedEx volunteers bowled over by Bartlett youth ... 7
City Gear keeps Bartlett, Dogwood youth running ... 8
Family Victories from Youth Villages Mid-South
Fall 2014
Tonye’s turnaround Tonye undergoes transformation at aunt’s home — 5
Finding unity
Household fragmented from domestic abuse recovers and thrives — 6
A message from our CEO
Children are raised best by their families Today, the concept of family is dynamic. A foster child in the Mid-South finds support and love from people who simply want to care for and look after him or her. A child relocates and lives with grandparents or an aunt or uncle to find the stability lacking with biological parents.
YOUTH VILLAGES BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bryan Jordan, Chairman Bill Giles, Vice Chairman Matthew Tarkenton, Secretary Paul Bower, Treasurer Mike Bruns, Chairman Emeritus Marietta Davis Judith Edge Nicholas R. Ehlen Jack A. Eiferman Willie Gregory Joanna Jacobson Karole Lloyd Mark Medford Johnny Pitts H. Patterson Ritz Michael Rose Richard W. Talkov Scotland Thede David Tyler Chip Wade
And in those environments, children thrive on the love and support they receive.
Patrick Lawler, CEO
One of Youth Villages’ values is that children are raised best by their families. It’s true, but maybe not in the sense you think. In this newsletter you can read about two young girls who are thriving under the care of family – but they’re not traditional parenting situations. Children need structure, support and love. They need to feel safe and experience joy every day. Sometimes, that doesn’t occur in their parents’ home. Tonye was abused and neglected at home. She relocated nearly 600 miles away with an aunt, and after a tumultuous few months, is thriving in her new home and new school. Breauna said she couldn’t be herself when she was at home, so she bounced from relative to relative before landing at her aunt and uncle’s home. Read both of their stories in this newsletter, just two of the many instances where the traditional home wasn’t an option but extended family was. On a larger scale, volunteering and mentoring youth in our programs expands that notion of family – it enlarges that environment where a young person feels safe, supported and loved. And when that happens, children begin accomplishing and succeeding instead of reacting and retreating from I encourage you to look into expanding your notion of family and consider volunteering for Youth Villages. You can call me directly at 901-251-5000 to find out the many ways you can help. Or you can look through this newsletter and see not only how many people help, but also what they do and how it positively affects our children. Thank you for supporting Youth Villages.
Patrick W. Lawler Chief Executive Officer pat.lawler@youthvillages.org 901-251-5000 n
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Mike Broy Frank Cianciola Shawnelle Davis Billy DuBose Daphne Large Scott Lavelle Lee McWaters Richard Miller Laura Rosas Joel Smith John Strange Christopher Vescovo
OUR MISSION Youth Villages helps children
neglect or abuse.
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and families live successfully.
OUR VALUES Kids’ needs come first ... Always. Children are raised best by their families. We provide a safe place. We strive to achieve positive, lasting results. We are committed to our staff. We are each responsible for providing the highest level of service to our customers. We constantly improve our performance to achieve excellence. We create new programs to meet the needs of children, families and the community. We do what we say we do.
*82.7% of youth were in state custody at admission to the program.
Program Success
As a national leader in the field of behavioral health, Youth Villages has measured outcomes of children and families participating in its programs since 1994.
YOUTH VILLAGES HELPED BY THE KING OF HARTS’ LOUIE T
MID-SOUTH PROGRAM SUCCESS
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80% No involvement with the law
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At home with family
40
78%
In school or graduated
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87%
The graph above represents the status of Mid-South youth at one year after discharge through June 2014. Figures include only youth who received at least 60 days of service and reflect a response rate of 60 percent.
YOUTH VILLAGES EXPANDS TO OKLAHOMA Youth Villages began helping children and families in Oklahoma in October. Youth Villages Oklahoma provides Intercept® inten-
for her new boys clothing line, King of Harts. Proceeds from the collection’s Louie T-shirt will support Youth Villages’ programs. Hart, star of the television show Melissa & Joey, recently launched King of Harts with her husband, Mark Wilkerson. Proud parents of three young sons, the pair were inspired to create a line of “cool, durable and quality boys clothes.” Hart was the child star of Clarissa Explains It All and teen star of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
TL STUDY CONCLUDES WITH FAVORABLE OUTLOOK OF PROGRAM
moving into adulthood
The first results from a randomized study of Youth Villages’ transitional living services point toward a valid
sive in-home services to 40 children and families in Tulsa
evaluation of the program,
through a partnership with the Oklahoma Department
said Michelle Manno, research
of Human Services and the George Kaiser Family Foun-
associate with MDRC, the
dation. Funding for the start-up of the Tulsa office was
national social research agency
provided by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family
conducting the study.
Foundation. “We are excited about this new and innovative partner-
IMPLEMENTATION FINDINGS FROM THE YOUTH VILLAGES TRANSITIONAL LIVING EVALUATION
Michelle Manno Erin Jacobs Julianna Alson Melanie Skemer March 2014
“Our report shows that the transitional living program in Tennessee has been
ship between the George Kaiser Family Foundation, DHS
implemented as we would have expected,” she said.
and Youth Villages,” said DHS Director Ed Lake. “This is
MDRC’s implementation and participation findings are
an opportunity to bring a nationally recognized agency
published in a 124-page report, Moving Into Adulthood.
with a proven program to Oklahoma to support our
The first impact results from the study should be
efforts in creating a comprehensive and effective child
available in mid-2015. Those results will show if the
welfare system.”
program is effective as compared to usual services for
Jessica Moore, a Tulsa native and resident, leads the new office as regional supervisor. At Youth Villages,
former foster children in Tennessee. The program helps youth who were formerly in foster
Moore has worked as a family intervention specialist, resi-
care or the juvenile justice system or who otherwise
dential counselor and clinical consultant. She is a licensed
find themselves unprepared for adult life and need help
professional counselor.
making the transition to adulthood.
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Intercept® intensive in-home
Breauna, center, with aunt Rose, left, and Youth Villages Family Intervention Specialist Jakki Gilchrist
services focus on the family, rather than just the youth, with specialists meeting with families an average of three times weekly in their home and remaining on call around the clock. Youth Villages family intervention specialists tailor services to meet each family’s needs, sometimes collaborating with other providers, case workers and courts to formulate a collaborative treatment plan. Our ongoing outcome evaluation studies have demonstrated that 90 percent of youth are successful up to two years after discharge from the program.
FINDING A HOME THAT FEELS JUST RIGHT Nothing felt right to Breauna. She bounced from place to place for a little while. First she stayed with her paternal grandmother, then at a residential treatment facility. She returned to her paternal grandmother, then moved in with her maternal grandmother. Following an incident
Our comprehensive treatment approach includes family therapy, mental health treatment for caregivers, parenting skills education, educational interventions, development of positive peer groups, and extensive help for families and children in accessing community resources and long-term, ongoing support.
there, she was at risk of being placed back in a residential facility. She was defiant and physically and verbally ag-
any time, and after a few months in
ing her goals, the
gressive. At this time, Rose and Paul,
the program, Breauna learned better
consequences of her
her aunt and uncle, agreed to care for
ways to deal with frustrating situations
behaviors and be-
Breauna.
and people.
ing able to regulate herself.”
That created a new set of issues for everyone involved. Breauna admitted she had difficulty following rules, and her aunt and uncle didn’t have parenting experience. From the outset, there were problems communicating. Youth Villages Family Intervention Specialist Jakki Gilchrist spent hours with Rose and Paul on parenting skills and role-playing situations. With
Before Intercept, Breauna was impulsive. Then Jakki noticed Breauna began to speak to others and communicate her feelings. Slowly, her hardened exterior began to fade and her warmth began to win out.
last month in the program, something in her transformed, Jakki said. “Her desire to change increased, and the family began to build stronger relationship bonds,” Jakki said. Breauna plans to pursue a career in nursing but also has a desire to be a
Breauna, Jakki discussed positive social activities, using such coping skills
During Breauna’s
Rose and Paul implemented more
hairstylist. Either way, she has a home
as deep breathing and music and
structure in the home and gave Breau-
where she can be herself. Rose, Paul
making behavior charts.
na the space she needed to process all
and Breauna are a family in every
this change in her life.
sense of the word.
“I felt like I couldn’t be myself,” Breauna said. “I was trying all the time to not be negative about things.” Jakki visited the family three times a week. She was on call to help at
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“I saw they all wanted this to work,”
“Most of the time before I was afraid
Jakki said. “I thought ‘challenge them
of how people saw me,” Breauna said.
and push harder’ to get this to be
“But now I see myself as a good person
successful. Breauna began discuss-
and that’s what matters most.”
The Intercept intensive in-home services program is a proven alternative treatment for children and youth who otherwise would be placed in foster care, residential treatment, detention centers, hospitals or other juvenile facilities. Diverting youth from these outof-home placements, Intercept family intervention specialists provide guidance and treatment resources for youth and families in their own homes.
TONYE RELOCATES AND FINDS A NEW LIFE Aunt welcomes girl into her home, then gets more than she bargained for In fewer than 90 days, Chastity’s stable life spiraled into chaos. Tonye, her niece she’d recently taken in, was an escalating struggle. Chastity had concerns about being able to protect her own daughter. Chastity quit her
Tonye, left, with Youth Villages Family Intervention Specialist Amanda Williams
job and dropped her college classes, but even that didn’t help her get control of Tonye. “I was at the point where I was go-
was unbelievable.” Chastity worked evenings and went
Amanda Williams was their family intervention specialist. When they
ing to give her back just to protect my
to school full time during the day.
began the Youth Villages program,
child,” Chastity said. “I knew Tonye
Soon after Tonye arrived in her home,
Tonye had been with Chastity three
needed help, but it was too much. I
though, the girl’s behavior was so
months.
asked God for help.”
out of control Chastity couldn’t work
“The first priority was home safety
or go to school. She was constantly
and ensuring there was supervision
ited family in Chicago and attended
having to deal with Tonye. And when
in the home,” Amanda said. “We had
a memorial service for a relative. She
dealing with Tonye, nothing made
to get things under control, because
came back with Tonye, 10, handed
sense. Tonye’s behavior was irratio-
the environment was challenging
over to her by Tonye’s parents.
nal, and she’d show no remorse for
Chastity’s ability to help Tonye.”
A few months before, Chastity vis-
“I thought it was peculiar for them
poor choices. She couldn’t read or
Further assessments of Tonye re-
to give Tonye to me,” Chastity said.
communicate properly. She was far
vealed she’d been neglected, physi-
“But they insisted, and I knew be-
below her grade level at school. She
cally and verbally abused and was
cause of their environment, that
didn’t care about her appearance
taken advantage of by family and
maybe it was better for her to be with
or being clean. In addition, Chastity
community members.
me.”
didn’t have the means to pay for psy-
When Chastity called to get Tonye’s education records, a woman at Tonye’s Chicago school told Chastity, “You’re signing on for a lot.” Chastity received a 47-page docu-
“We had to start from scratch,”
chiatric or behavioral help. She also
Chastity said. “I learned I couldn’t as-
had a young daughter to look after.
sume things with Tonye. We changed
“Tonye was a wild child,” Chastity said. “This house was turned up.” Then, a serious physical incident
up the terminology so she could understand commands instead of acting like she did.”
ment outlining Tonye’s behaviors at
between Tonye and Chastity’s daugh-
school: physical and verbal aggres-
ter brought everything to a head.
and Chastity. She implemented an
sion, homicidal ideations and inap-
Tonye went to a behavioral center
emotional “thermometer” for Tonye,
propriate behavior.
and was referred to Youth Villages’
“It was all true,” Chastity said. “It
Amanda worked closely with Tonye
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INTERCEPT HELPS MOM FIND HER FEET, MANAGE HER FAMILY Not long ago, Cathy left an abusive
“I didn’t know what to do,” Cathy
found community
relationship of more than two de-
said. “For so long, I’d been dragged
supports and began
cades. In addition to maintaining her
down and I didn’t trust people. Then
to see a way back to
career, she was also working through
I was put in a position where I had to
being a family.
the negative effects of the relationship.
make the decisions and deal with the
Cathy’s five children, ranging in age from 11 to 19, were going through
children.” Paige Martin, Youth Villages fam-
The family members were each dealing with some-
Michael
something similar. Cathy’s oldest
ily intervention specialist, visited the
thing in their own
daughter was supportive and helped
home when Michael began Intercept
way, but they realized they were all
make sure the family didn’t give up,
intensive in-home services.
there for one another.
but the frayed nerves took their toll on
“When Paige came in she didn’t
“There is more trust in the home,”
the whole family. Cathy’s son, Michael,
look down on us,” Cathy said. “She
Cathy said. “I think there’s a desire
16, was bullied at school so severely
genuinely cared about us getting back
to have our story out there because
that he began to have thoughts of
together as a family.”
so much had been held in for so long.
Michael learned coping skills and
harming himself and others. With the children acting out, managing the home and family became
improved his self-esteem. Paige and Cathy went to Michael’s
But this long road continues and we have the power and the will to change our circumstances. Without Youth
overwhelming, and the children
school and worked with the teachers
Villages, I’m not sure that would have
were placed into foster care for
and other staff on Michael’s de-esca-
been possible.”
about a month.
lation plan. With Paige’s help, Cathy
BIG CHANGE FOR TONYE from page 5
to use proper words. She learned that
at her old home no one corrected her
reinforcing positive behavior, no mat-
speech.”
ter how small, led to Tonye desiring more praise of positive behavior. allowing her to express her feelings
“It was an adjustment to not disci-
Chastity’s biological daughter and Tonye play together like sisters now. Tonye smiles, her hair in braids. The
without words. Tonye created a cop-
pline or call her out on the bad be-
family discharged in February, and
ing skills toolbox to help her maintain
haviors,” Chastity said. “But that was
the behavior chart is still up on the
control of her emotions and respons-
what Tonye wanted. She wanted the
wall. Tonye’s accountable for her
es. She also began learning to read.
negative attention. When I praised
schoolwork; she comes home and
what she did well, she began to crave
gets her work done. She played vol-
that positive attention.”
leyball and now wants to go to col-
Chastity learned different ways to be an effective parent. She learned the traditional methods of disci-
One of the family sessions was
lege. She can read and her grades
pline and structure weren’t the best
held while the family decorated their
have improved. She’s more involved
ways to deal with a child who’d been
Christmas tree. Chastity had been
at school.
abused.
robbed prior to the holiday, and the
“This has been one of the most
family had no money for gifts. Aman-
meaningful cases for me,” Amanda
ily,” Chastity said. “Other counselors
da and Youth Villages responded with
said.
had come here before and sat on the
donations so the family was able to
edge of the couch for their 45 minutes
have a holiday. Amanda and Chastity
were established so Tonye could still
and then they’d leave.”
both point to the holiday period as a
receive therapy. Chastity returned
breakthrough.
to school to finish a criminal justice
“Amanda was dedicated to this fam-
Chastity learned to pay more attention to Tonye’s cues and saw when
“Tonye cried and opened up to me,”
At discharge, aftercare services
degree. She never imagined the past
Tonye was anxious or upset. She
Chastity said. “I told her she had a
year and, looking back, believes she
visited Tonye’s school and made sure
home here but I had to trust her. I
wouldn’t have made it without help.
the teachers held Tonye accountable
think she also realized I wasn’t going
for her schoolwork. She bought Tonye
away, and I’d be there and would sup-
ily,” Chastity said. “I thank God for
new clothes and fixed her hair. She
port her.
her, and I’m blessed that she came to
corrected Tonye’s speech and got her
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“She told me one day when she was
“Amanda was in tune with this fam-
this house.”
Thank you for supporting Youth Villages. The following donors made gifts to Youth Villages between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2014. The board of directors and staff of Youth Villages gratefully acknowledge these thoughtful contributions. If you made a contribution during this time but it is not listed, please call 901-251-5000. YV Visionary $50,000+
Mr. and Mrs. James Lackie Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance LLC Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Randall
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rosas Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Schultz Mr. and Mrs. John Sheahan Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel Southeastern Asset Management Inc. Southern Security Federal Credit Union Mr. John Strange Sysco Memphis LLC Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Tanzer Mrs. Wendy Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Vescovo Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Vescovo Mr. Ed Vining Watkins Uiberall PLLC Mr. and Mrs. John Williams
YV Leader $10,000 to $24,999
YV Advocate $500 to $999
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barton First Tennessee Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James Vining
A2H Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union CarMax Foundation Delta Asset Management LLC Mr. and Mrs. Keith Fields GK Food Concepts LLC Mr. Jason Gallop Mr. and Mrs. Norman Alan Gates Dr. Jane Hayden Mr. Roger Hinkle Ms. Jane Jones Kraft Foods Matching Gifts Program The Lott Team Mr. and Mrs. William Mathis Mr. and Mrs. Timothy May McKinsey & Company Moss Foundation Nola Lending Realty Title and Escrow Co. Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Reed Rice University Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rieman Sagacious Consultants Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Women Mr. Keith Schmitt Dr. Thomas Shockley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sowell State Farm Insurance Companies - Tony McGehee Mr. Matthew Thomas Trustmark National Bank Mr. and Mrs. Stephen White
Anonymous The Day Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rose
YV Pillar $25,000 to $49,999
YV Protector $5,000 to $9,999 AutoZone Boyle Investment Company NexAir Saint Francis Hospital - Bartlett United Way of the Mid-South Mr. and Mrs. Michael Waddell
YV Builder $1,000 to $4,999 Dr. James Adams Mr. Gregory Barnes Betsy Ross Foundation Inc. BlueScope Foundation N.A. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Boone Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bruns CBIZ|Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cianciola Colormatch Concero Resources Darden Restaurants Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Flaskamp Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Jay Harvill International Paper Foundation Inventory Locator Service Inc. Jackson Lewis LLP James Gattas Jewelers JustGive K C Homes of Memphis Area Keller Williams Realty Lakeland Lions Foundation Linkous Construction Co. Inc. Mr. Louis Loeb Magna Bank Mr. Thomas Martin Multi-Million Dollar Club Murphy, DeZonia, and Webb Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Pennington Mrs. Carol Prentiss
YV Ambassador $250 to $499 Anonymous Dr. Rex Amonette Mrs. Cheryl Aquadro Dr. Debra Bartelli Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Birch Boilermakers Local 263 Box Tops for Education
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FedEx Project Engineer Chris Corson helps one of the children keep score during a bowling outing.
FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, FEDEX HELPS YOUTH VILLAGES CHILDREN FedEx staff have been
nual holiday tradition where
volunteering their time for
individuals and organiza-
youth at Youth Villages’ resi-
tions fulfill wish lists for
dential facilities for nearly 15
children in Youth Villages’
years.
programs.
“We’re very blessed to
“It’s such a great time
work for a company that
for the children to be able
puts its employees first,”
to do something fun, and
said FedEx Project Engineer
we’re grateful FedEx comes
Eddie Gray Jr. “They allow
out to do that,” said Jen-
us the time, money and sup-
nifer Judge, corporate and
port to give back and serve
community relations man-
our community.”
ager for Youth Villages.
FedEx staff took children
The group includes
from Youth Villages’ Bartlett
Gray, Chris Corson, Sonia
Campus bowling recently.
Watson, Ann Nesta, Danny
“We try to take their minds
Jones, Raymond Igharras
off things and let them just
and Aletta Messick, who
be kids,” Gray said. “We re-
recently retired but still
ally look forward to seeing
joins the group during the
them each month.”
outings.
In addition to monthly
“The kids have fun, but
outings and visits, the FedEx
sometimes it looks like the
group also adopts a cottage
FedEx group has more,”
for Holiday Heroes, an an-
Judge said.
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Data Facts Inc. Mr. Sanjay Desai Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Earl Eaton Corporation Mrs. Marie Franklin Mr. Christopher Funke Mr. Eric Gibson Ms. Benita Giovannetti Ms. Bettye Goddard Mr. Russell Haltom Dr. Andrew Hassman Ms. Laurie Hudson Dr. and Mrs. Robert Jones The JudyMac Team/Crye-Leike REALTORS Kellogg’s Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kimbrough Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kirkland Kiser’s Floor Fashions Mr. and Mrs. Danny Lee Mr. Jerry Lee Mr. David Lotz Mr. William McCorkle Mr. and Mrs. Kenny McKenzie McWaters & Associates REALTORS Ms. Linda Meeden Menard, Gates & Mathis Inc. Mid-South CRS Chapter Nexus Leaders Inc Pat’s Prints and Framing Mr. Andres Perez Mr. Charlie Pleas Mr. Michael Ruble Mr. and Mrs. Warner Russell Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schweiss Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sears Mr. Mark Swaim Mr. Tyler Tapley Ms. Carolyn Turman Ms. Ada Walters Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Watson Women’s Council of REALTORS
YV Friend $100 to $249 Ms. Susan Allison American Youth Policy Forum Ms. Vallee Anderson Ms. Terry Applegate Mr. Charles Baer Mr. Bobby Baker Ms. Ann Bell Belz Enterprises - The Belz Foundation Mr. Forrest Bockhold Mr. Dale Bregenzer Dr. and Mrs. Brown Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Steve Brown Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bryce Buffalo Wild Wings Mr. Bruce Cannon Ms. Jane Cash Mr. and Mrs. Armando Castroverde Ms. Barbara Christensen Ms. Ilona Coffee Ms. Melissa Cook Crye-Leike REALTORS Ms. Teressa Currier Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Dagastino Mr. Knute Dahlgaard Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Davis Mr. Kevin Demsky Mr. Billy DuBose Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dudek Exline Inc. Best Pizza in Town
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CITY GEAR HELPS KIDS REACH THEIR RUNNING GOALS Two years ago, Paul Ireland, director of the Youth Villages Runners Club, asked Chris Flynn of City Gear for just a few things for the prize box for his runners, maybe things that didn’t sell well at the stores. Flynn had something different in mind for young people at Youth Villages’ residential facilities who participated in the Youth Villages Runners Club. “We considered it and
Chris Flynn at the City Gear headquarters
thought about giving something a little more,” Flynn said.
In addition to helping the
City Gear committed to
Runners Club, City Gear
providing a $75 store credit
those milestones, we don’t
also provides scholarships
to Runners Club youth
want them to have some-
to the University of Mem-
reaching the 75-mile mark.
thing that didn’t sell. We
phis and has partnered with
Youth at the Bartlett and
want them to be able to
members of the Memphis
Dogwood campuses partici-
come into our store and
Grizzlies, including Tony
pating in the Runners Club
pick out what they want.”
Allen and Zach Randolph,
City Gear recently in-
on a number of coat drives
meet twice a week to run with volunteers. Ireland and
creased the store credit to
benefitting the Boys and
others log the children’s
$100.
Girls Club as well as local
mileage. As the children
“The goal is to motivate
elementary schools.
achieve milestones, they
the young people,” Flynn
earn a prize. At 50 miles,
said. “We noticed that many
ning an employment pro-
they get a runner’s watch.
of the shoes the young peo-
gram for young people in
At 100 miles, they receive
ple wanted to buy cost more
Youth Villages’ transitional
a $100 credit for the Nike
than $75, so we increased
living program.
store.
the reward to ensure they
“When the youth see they’re getting close to the goal, they really push to get
City Gear is also begin-
“Youth Villages receives
would be able to purchase
the majority of our sup-
them.”
port, and we’re proud to be
Last year, more than 50
able to help young people
those miles,” Ireland said.
children reached the 75-
be successful,” Flynn said.
“They even start running
mile mark, and City Gear
“We’re willing to step up
extra miles.”
contributed nearly $4,000 in
and help, even provide
merchandise at their stores.
employment opportunities.
Memphis-based City Gear, with 116 stores in 14
“When the kids come
Someone’s history shouldn’t
states, sells clothing and
back from shopping, they
prevent him or her from
shoes designed for younger
always want to show the
having an opportunity.
people.
volunteers what they got,”
You have to give them a
Ireland said. “They’re very
chance.”
“We like to give to things we have energy for,” Flynn
proud of attaining that
said. “When the kids reach
goal.”
Mid-South
Ms. Lisa Foley Gap Inc. Mr. Andrew Gibson Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ms. Kim Graves Mr. and Mrs. Freddy Grinder Mr. John Hatcher Mr. Max Hendrix Ms. Sandra Hill Mr. Hank Hogue J.V. Rockwell Publishing Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jeffries Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Johnson Mr. Thomas Kelso Mr. R. Michael Kiser Mr. Ken Kloker Ms. Deborrah Latch Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lavelle Mrs. Marge Lawler Ms. Barbara Lawrence Lawton’s Elvis Friends Mrs. Florence Leffler Mr. and Mrs. G. Lewter Life of Purpose Ministries Mr. and Mrs. John Linthicum Ms. Tessa Lloyd Mr. Robert Lundy Ms. Therese Mangold Mr. Gerald Martin Dr. Kit Mays Mr. Robert McEwan Mr. Russell McGoff Mr. Shawn McGovern Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Meeks Memphis Runners Track Club Ms. Barbara Menzella Dr. Rita Mercille-Green Dr. and Mrs. Lauren Merritt Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Dr. and Mrs. Tom Monaghan Mortgage Investors Group Mr. Christopher Murphy Mr. Glen Murry Mr. John C. Newton Jr. Mr. Gregory Norr Optimist Club of Airways Mr. and Mrs. Neil Palmer Ms. Bobby Patterson Pinnacle Foods Inc. Ned and Martha Pitts Mr. Mike Proctor Mrs. Gennet Purcell Dr. John Purvis Mr. and Mrs. Tom Quint Ms. Elizabeth Racine Mr. William Rehberg Mr. Curtis Ringold Mr. and Mrs. Mike Robb Mrs. Beverly Rogers Mr. Michael Salzgeber Mr. and Mrs. Derek Sexton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sigman Ms. Barbara Small Mr. and Mrs. Joel Andrew Stark Ms. Michelle Teillon Mr. Elbert Thomas Mr. Nick Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Timmermans Ms. Elizabeth Vernon Mr. Andrew Vickers Voith Paper Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wallach Mr. and Mrs. Forest Ward Mr. J. Michael Ward Ms. Denise Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Webb Mr. Anthony Wells Ms. Ruby Wharton Mr. Jerry Whitt
YV RACES RAISE NEARLY $100,000 FOR YOUTH VILLAGES
Wiemar’s Jewelry Ms. Mary Wiggins Ms. Dolores Wolfram Women’s Clinic P.A. Mr. Dan Wortham
YV Supporter $50 to $99 Mr. John Abington Mr. and Mrs. James H. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Anderson Mr. and Mrs. John Arnold Ms. Kimberly Avery Mr. Joseph J. Balkin Mr. W.S. Beckwith Mr. and Mrs. William Bledsoe Ms. Barbara Blum Mr. Adam Brammer Mr. Mark Bray Mr. and Mrs. William Brigance Ms. Kelly Brinkley Mr. and Mrs. T. Brooks Ms. Vicki Brown Care Petroleum Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Carter Mr. Paul Chambers Mr. March Coffield Ms. Mary Condon Mr. Jack Cooper Mr. Henry Cotter Dr. Jane Cox Mr. Russell Cuyler Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Delaney Delta Autoplex Ms. Julie Dukette Dyer County Animal Hospital P.C. Ms. Vicki Empting First Christian Church First South Bank Ms. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Mr. Mike Fredi Mr. and Mrs. Keith French Mr. and Mrs. David Garson Gatlin Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Center Ms. Angela Genes Germantown United Methodist Church Inc. Ms. Adrienne Gildea Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Graham Mr. and Mrs. Noonon Greene Mr. Phillip Griggs Mr. David Gross Hand Surgery Clinic PLLC Mr. Jeff Hardy Ms. Lisa Harris Mr. Hunter Heggie Hinson Insurance Agency Mrs. Annette Hollowell Mr. Jonathan Hopper Dr. James Horner Mr. B. Jerry Huff Ms. Carol Hughey Mr. Duan Humphrey Dr. Larry Jackson Mr. and Mrs. James Karas Ms. Jennifer King Klinkhammer Acoustical Inc. Mr. Greg Lacki Mr. Sergio Lane Mr. Lee Lauderdale Ms. Sueellen Lejeune Mrs. Amanda Lott Mrs. Lynette Magee-Praytor
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YV RACES allowed runners to support Youth Villages and register for a series of four running events. Last year, YV RACES raised nearly $100,000 to benefit Youth Villages’ transitional living program. Go to yvraces.org to reg-
The Ultimate 10K and 5K raised more than $15,000 to benefit YV programs.
ister for the 2015 races.
GOT WHEELS, WILL WORK, WILL TRAVEL
Donate your vehicle to Youth Villages! Contact Shelby Terry at 901-251-4978 or shelby.terry@youthvillages.org. Finding reliable transportation can be a big roadblock for many of the young people in our transitional living program. Kenneth recently received a car that a generous supporter donated to Youth Villages. Kenneth uses the vehicle to get to work and to the University of Memphis campus.
FORE Kids It was chilly and rainy during the 11th annual Golf FORE Kids tournament at the Dyersburg Municipal Golf Course, but that didn’t stop 95 golfers from coming out to support Youth Villages.
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Mr. Dhane Marques Mr. John Martin Mrs. Rebecca McGehee Mr. Brent Messer Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Meyers Ms. Alison Milner Mr. Vincent Miraglia Ms. Joyce Mitchell Mr. Thomas Mitchell Ms. Angela Morton Ms. Nadene Naylor Ms. Denise Neely Mr. Eric Nelson Ms. Zakiya Nicks Mrs. Linda Norton Ms. Nancy Oxner Dr. James Pate Mr. and Mrs. Michael Patton Mr. and Mrs. Tyson Payne Mr. Robert Peckenpaugh Mr. Todd Peterson and Ms. Lisa Best Mrs. Michelle Powell Mr. and Mrs. William Reber Re-elect Sheriff Jeff Box Reliable Glass & Paint Company Inc. Mr. Laurence Ritter Ms. Patricia Ruff Mrs. Sandra Rutledge Mrs. Victoria Salzman Mr. Joseph Schilling Mrs. Emma Lou Short Ms. Terry Slater Mr. Donald Smith Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith Mr. Clay M. Stone Mr. Timothy Sweeney Mr. Ron Switzer Ms. Mary Tapp Ms. Barbara Tatge Ms. Laura Trezevant Ms. Zoe Tyler Ms. Allison Tyson Mrs. Carolyn Urschel Mr. and Mrs. Dabney Wellford Mrs. Amanda Williams Mr. and Mrs. Kent Wills Mr. Mickey Woodman Mr. Russell Young
Honorariums Mr. Joseph Adams Dr. Bo Adams Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bachman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tompkins Mr. and Mrs. John Bookas Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lawler Mr. Michael Bruns Ms. Dolores Wolfram Ms. Rachel Castle Ms. Cathy Castle Ms. Marian Castroverde Mr. and Mrs. Charles Judge Ms. Mable Engram Ms. Susan Allison Ms. Courtney Anthony Ms. Shante Avant Miss Sade’ Baker Dr. Debra Bartelli Ms. Kelly Brinkley Mr. Christopher Bruce
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Ms. Lauren Bulka Ms. Bernice Butler Mr. Steward Clinton Ms. Joan Collier Mr. Maxwell Giardullo Ms. Lakiesha Hampton Surayyah Hasan Mrs. Annette Hollowell Ms. Paige Jackson Mr. Jessie Jennings Mr. Jalrattan Kamra Ms. Jennifer King Ms. Saba Long Mrs. Lavina Moss Ms. Virginia Myers Mr. Eric Nelson Ms. Zakiya Nicks Ms. Lindsey Osborne Ms. Laqueta Perry Ms. Leslie Perry Ms. Leigh Phillips Mrs. Gennet Purcell Mrs. Victoria Salzman Dr. Douglas Scarboro Mr. Joseph Schilling Ms. Erika Sellke Ms. Joya Smith Ms. Jetaun Stevens Ms. Zoe Tyler Ms. LaKesha Whitaker Ms. Mary Wiggins Mr. Jarrett Williams
Youth Villages and WellworX Sporting Club welcomed about 200 participants to the 9th annual Dodge This! dodgeball tournament. Sponsors and participants helped Youth Villages raise nearly $29,000 to continue our mission of helping children and families live successfully.
Ms. Margaret Ho Miss Alyssa Lee Ms. Thelma Ivey Ms. Susan Allison Ms. Courtney Anthony Ms. Shante Avant Miss Sade’ Baker Dr. Debra Bartelli Ms. Kelly Brinkley Mr. Christopher Bruce Ms. Lauren Bulka Ms. Bernice Butler Mr. Steward Clinton Ms. Joan Collier Mr. Maxwell Giardullo Ms. Lakiesha Hampton Surayyah Hasan Mrs. Annette Hollowell Ms. Paige Jackson Mr. Jessie Jennings Mr. Jalrattan Kamra Ms. Jennifer King Ms. Saba Long Mrs. Lavina Moss Ms. Virginia Myers Mr. Eric Nelson Ms. Zakiya Nicks Ms. Lindsey Osborne Ms. Laqueta Perry Ms. Leslie Perry Ms. Leigh Phillips Mrs. Gennet Purcell Mrs. Victoria Salzman Dr. Douglas Scarboro Mr. Joseph Schilling Ms. Erika Sellke Ms. Joya Smith Ms. Jetaun Stevens Ms. Zoe Tyler Ms. LaKesha Whitaker Ms. Mary Wiggins Mr. Jarrett Williams Dr. Riley Jones Mrs. Michelle Powell
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Mr. Bryan Jordan Nexus Leaders Inc. Ms. Kim Kirkland Mr. Thomas Patterson Mr. Jimmy Lackie Ms. Peggy Seessel Mr. Pat Lawler Mr. Dan Wortham Ms. Elaine Levine Ms. Michele Crump Mrs. Jenny Smith Ms. Jillian Smith Ms. Barbara Tatge Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tompkins Mr. Bob Teutsch Ms. Leigh Hendry Ms. Traci Vining Mr. Ed Vining
Memorials Mr. Floyd Adams Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Dagastino Mr. David Balkin Mr. Joseph J. Balkin Mr. Warren Matthew Barbee Delta Asset Management LLC Mr. Rick Borowski Mrs. Carolyn Urschel Mr. George Blevins Realty Title and Escrow Co. Inc. Mr. William Bookas Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boyd Mrs. Marian Castroverde Dr. Jane Cox Ms. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lawler Memphis Runners Track Club Mr. and Mrs. David Whipple
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NEW WEST TENNESSEE BOARD MEMBERS
JOIN OUR EFFORTS Become a force for families There are numerous ways to help. Mentor, foster parent, volunteer or financially donate to our programs. Your
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support can have a direct
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to helping children in Youth
more than 450 children we
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help every day in the Mid-
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active helping Youth Villages for more than 20 years. Large started her own company, Data Facts, more than 25 years ago.
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A private nonprofit organization, Youth Villages serves more than 22,000 children and their families each year from offices in the following cities: Alabama: Auburn, Birmingham, Mobile Arkansas: Jonesboro, Little Rock Florida: Lakeland, Miami Georgia: Atlanta, Douglasville Indiana: Bloomington, Columbus, Jasper, Jeffersonville, Madison Massachusetts: Arlington, Lawrence, Plymouth, Springfield, Woburn, Worcester Mississippi: Biloxi, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, Hernando, Jackson, Meridian, Tupelo New Hampshire: Manchester North Carolina: Asheville, Boone, Charlotte, Concord, Greensboro, Greenville, Louisburg, Pinehurst, Raleigh-Durham, Waynesville Oklahoma: Tulsa Oregon: Portland Tennessee: Chattanooga, Clarksville, Columbia, Cookeville, Dickson, Dyersburg, Jackson, Johnson City, Knoxville, Linden, Memphis, Morristown, Nashville, Paris Washington, D.C.
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Founded in 1986, Youth Villages is a private nonprofit organization with a national reputation for offering the most effective local solutions to help children with emotional and behavioral problems and their families live successfully. We help more than 22,000 children and families each year from more than 20 states and Washington, D.C. Youth Villages’ Evidentiary Family Restoration™ approach involves intensive work with the child and family, a focus on measuring outcomes, keeping children in the community whenever safely possible, and providing unprecedented accountability to families and funders.