New Heights Middle Tennessee - Fall 2015

PEER-TO-PEER EVENTS HELP YVLIFESET … 4

BACKPACK HEROES GET SET FOR SCHOOL … 6

FAMILY VICTORIES from YOUTH VILLAGES MIDDLE TENNESSEE

BOARD VISITS DEER VALLEY CAMPUS … 8

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ANNEMARIE FINDS SUPPORT THROUGH FAMILY, YVLIFESET

PROGRAM GETS RESULTS GOV. HASLAM ATTENDS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING EFFECTIVENESS OF YVLIFESET PROGRAM

COLLEGE JUNIOR GETTING SKILLS TO BECOME AN ADULT

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A message from our ceo

ENABLE YOUTH TO REACH, STRIVE AND CHANGE THE WORLD i remember turning 18, thinking I knew everything. I was ready to change the world. I was confident, optimistic and motivated to explore new things.

Even if things didn’t go as planned, I had family and others who supported me — a safety net for emotional support, financial help or simple motivation. I was independent, but also had a place to go when I suffered a setback.

Children aging out of foster care don’t have the support network or financial help that other teens do. They don’t have what most at that age take for granted. Many times they don’t have a parent or mentor to rely upon. Considered adults, they have no one to help ensure they do the things necessary for their future success.

I’m so proud of our YVLifeSet program simply because it addresses that glaring need, arguably at a young person’s most critical moment, and it’s beginning to get noticed. We’ve partnered with the state of Tennessee to help ensure every child aging out of foster care has access to YVLifeSet. We’ve also renamed the program to better represent what it does for young people: help them get ready, get set, for life.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention also the program’s success is dependent upon you as well — companies and individuals who complement our staff’s

work with these young people, showing them how to put their best foot forward when looking for a job.

In many cases, it’s simply showing a young person what is out there for them to achieve. I’m thankful many of our corporate partners take time from their busy schedules to invest in the success of children in our programs.

In that way, all of our youth in the YVLifeSet program can go into the world with the same wide-eyed enthusiasm we did when we were younger. Their thanks for your efforts is shown by their success, and Youth Villages thanks you for enabling them.

Patrick W. Lawler chief executive officer pat.lawler@youthvillages.org 901-251-5000

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YOUTH VILLAGES BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bryan Jordan, Chairman Bill Giles, Vice Chairman Matthew Tarkenton, Secretary Paul Bower, Treasurer Marietta Davis Vanessa Diffenbaugh Judith Edge Nicholas R. Ehlen Jack A. Eiferman Willie Gregory Joanna Jacobson James Lackie Mark Medford H. Patterson Ritz Michael Rose Richard W. Talkov Matthew F. Tarkenton Scotland Thede David Tyler Chip Wade Patrick Lawler, CEO Mike Bruns, Chairman Emeritus

MIDDLE TENNESSEE ADVISORY BOARD Bill Hamburg, Co-chair Betsy Walkup, Co-chair Karen Baker Renée Bradford Vaughan DePillo Paul Dent Ann Gilbert Nate Kenney Sarah Looney Chris Patterson Shoshana Samuels Tony Sharpe Lisa Small Shirley Speyer Kellye Stuart Lele Thompson Pat Wallace Jeremy Werthan Honorary Members George Cate Jr. Mary Cooper

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.

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.

STUDY RESULTS SHOW PROGRAM’S EFFECTIVENESS

MIDDLE TENNESSEE PROGRAMS

OutcomesMiddle Tennessee at One Year Post-DischargePrograms

follow-ups Outcomes at One Year Post-­Discharge conducted through June 2015 Follow-­ups conducted through June 2015

gov. bill haslam recently joined former foster youth and national experts at Youth Villages’ Operations Center to announce and discuss the positive results of a landmark five-year study of the Youth Villages YVLifeSet program in Tennessee.

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Response Rate: 48.9% (4,731 o ut o f 9 ,657)

The graph above represents the status of Middle Tennessee youth at one year after discharge through June 2015. Figures include only youth who received at least 60 days of service and reflect a response rate of 49 percent.

“It’s incredibly encouraging for us in the state of Tennessee to see an organization like Youth Villages really dig in and do the research and say ‘we’re not just going to announce another program that we think might make a difference; we’re going to do the research and measure the difference the program makes,’” the Governor said. “Government at its very best has data, and it has heart.”

The study, conducted by MDRC and Dr. Mark Courtney

Justice, a YVLifeSet participant, presents Gov. Bill Haslam with a gift during a news conference announcing the results of a rigorous study of the effectiveness of YVLifeSet.

of the University of Chicago, is the largest random assignment evaluation of a program serving this population and one of the first to show multiple positive benefits for youth.

More than 1,300 youth received services from either YVLifeSet or other programs available in their communities. Researchers studied both groups to

determine the impact of the Youth Villages program.

“Across every range of services that we looked at — housing, employment, education, health — participants in YVLifeSet received a lot more help than the young people who were not in the program,” Courtney said. He has conducted many studies of programs to help young people in this population and is the principal investigator on the “Midwest Study,” which followed young people in three Midwest states over many years and spurred

the push to expand foster care services to age 21.

Young people in the YVLifeSet group showed an increase in earnings, a decrease in homelessness, a decrease in economic hardship, better mental health and a dramatic reduction in living in violent relationships, Courtney said.

He said the state of Tennessee and Youth Villages deserve credit for “the courage involved in the investment in this program over a long period of time and investing in a clinical trial.”

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UBS employees lead a finance workshop for the YVLifeSet program.

using LinkedIn, finding networking opportunities, do’s and don’ts, following up and using a network for future opportunities. After the workshops, the Women of Emdeon volunteers hosted a networking reception and created business cards for the youth in attendance.

GETTING SET FOR FUTURE INDEPENDENCE YVLIFESET CAREER DAY AT BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS

YOUTH LEARN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FROM UBS VOLUNTEERS UBS organized an educational event on financial management for youth in the YVLifeSet program to (top) T.J. Higgins, president of U.S. and Canada Consumer Tires at Bridgestone Americas, speaks to youth in the YVLifeSet program.

learn more about careers in finance,

The Women of Emdeon hosted a networking reception for young people in the YVLifeSet program.

Youth also participated in mock job interviews and a money management game geared to teaching them about

NETWORKING FOR SUCCESS AT EMDEON

Bridgestone Americas hosted a

A panel of Emdeon employees

career day for young people in the

recently answered questions about

YVLifeSet program at the Bridges-

networking from youth in the YVLife-

tone Americas office that featured

Set program.

workshops on diversity, dressing for

money management and investing.

The Women of Emdeon, an organi-

success, networking, mock inter-

zation that fosters the development,

views and preparing for the future.

growth and advancement of women in

Youth also toured the facility. It’s the

the workplace, hosted a “networking

sixth year Bridgestone Americas has

for success” workshop for youth par-

hosted the event, and this year many

ticipating in the YVLifeSet program.

Bridgestone employees shared their

Workshop sessions included building

personal career paths with the youth.

personal and professional networks,

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investing to prepare for the future.

The Youth Villages YVLifeSet program provides young adults leaving state custody the intensive support and guidance they need to make a successful transition to adulthood. The program helps young people learn to deal with the minor and major problems that come with adulthood. Specialists help participants find housing and health services, learn how to access transportation and meet their basic needs. Specialists teach life skills like time management, budgeting, menu planning and grocery shopping.

Stable path “WITHOUT YVLIFESET AND MY FOREVER FAMILY, I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE. HOPEFULLY, MY STORY CAN HELP OTHER PEOPLE LIKE ME.” — Annemarie

YVLIFESET SETS ANNEMARIE ON STABLE PATH > ANNEMARIE OVERCOMES PERSONAL STRUGGLES; SET ON FUTURE SUCCESS Annemarie had to grow up fast. Neglected by her biological parents who abused alcohol and drugs, she was left to take care of the household. She cooked, cleaned and did the laundry for her five younger siblings.

“I felt like the mom and the dad,” Annemarie said. “It’s terrible to see your parents not wanting to work. They would quit their jobs and we would be left with nothing.”

Annemarie with YVLifeSet Specialist Hannah Newbill

Annemarie entered state custody when she was 13 years old. She moved

ing adulthood.

“It was overwhelming,”

With Hannah’s help,

business management.

Annemarie is working

She is a full-time student

through her past and

with a part-time job. She

trusting the support of her

maintains academic and

among eight foster homes

Annemarie said. “There

forever family. She juggles

community service re-

within one year before

was a lot going on with

a busy schedule, budgets

quirements to be a mem-

finding a family who was

applying to colleges and

her money and has plans

ber of the YV Scholars

willing to adopt her.

trying to find a job.”

to reach her goals.

program, which offers

“Being moved that many

Annemarie decided to

“When I first met

extra support for youth in

times, I didn’t believe my

enter Youth Villages’ YV-

Annemarie, she lacked the

YVLifeSet. She is about to

adoptive parents when

LifeSet program to receive

confidence she has now,”

move out of her adoptive

they told me they wanted

additional support. Han-

Hannah said. “She couldn’t

home and into her first

me,” Annemarie said. “I

nah Newbill is Annemarie’s

talk about her story easily.

apartment.

ran away twice because

YVLifeSet specialist. She’s

She had difficulty manag-

I was scared they would

on call all day and night for

ing her time and making

considered going to college

give up on me. It was only

Annemarie.

important decisions that

without Youth Villages’

“I never even would have

when they came looking

“Hannah is amazing,”

would affect her future.

support,” Annemarie said.

for me that I knew they

Annemarie said. “YVLife-

She has come a long way

“Without YVLifeSet and my

cared.”

Set has helped me become

within the last year.”

forever family, I don’t know

There was still a lot

more capable of following

Annemarie is a junior

what I would have done.

of past trauma to work

through with adult respon-

at Middle Tennessee State

Hopefully, my story can

through in addition to fac-

sibilities.”

University, majoring in

help other people like me.”

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Backpack heroes YOUTH VILLAGES THANKS ITS SPONSORS FOR BACKPACK HEROES

ANONYMOUS BANANA REPUBLIC FACTORY OUTLET CRYE-LEIKE EMDEON HEALTHWAYS INC. HUNT BROTHERS PIZZA INFORMA INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS INGERSOLL RAND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE

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MORE THAN 800 MIDDLE TENNESSEE CHILDREN BEGAN THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH NEW BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES THANKS TO YOUTH VILLAGES’ BACKPACK HEROES PROGRAM, WHERE COMPANIES AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS DONATE NEW BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO THE YOUTH WE SERVE. THANK YOU TO OUR HEROES WHO HELPED ENSURE THE YOUTH WE SERVE GO BACK TO SCHOOL WITH PROPER SUPPLIES.

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YV VOLUNTEERS ARE THE BEST! Youth Villages’ volunteers in Middle Tennessee gave more than 6,800 hours of service to help children and families in Youth Villages’ programs.

For the third year, Youth Villages Middle Tennessee hosted a volunteer appreciation event to recognize and thank them for their efforts. This year, Michael, a youth in the YVLifeSet program, and his specialist, William Childress, were featured speakers.

Volunteers from Dell Inc., including Tarsha Clemons-Davis, Enoch Obeto, Julie Taylor, Shoshana Samuels, Orlando Waters and Tania Fletcher

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Youth Villages organized a book drive for volunteers to donate books and games for youth at Youth Villages-Deer Valley Campus as part of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated’s Serve Your City day of service.

Youth Villages received a community grant from CCBCC for having the most volunteers. Thank you to everyone who supported Youth Villages’ book drive.

Volunteer support GROUP HOMES, RESIDENTIAL CAMPUSES BENEFIT FROM YOUR SUPPORT

DELL AND NASHVILLE PREDATORS CONTINUE TO CHAMPION YOUTH VILLAGES > COMPUTER AND PHOTO TRAINING FOR YVLIFESET AND GROUP HOME YOUTH

Dell continued its volunteer support this spring and summer at Youth Villages by completely

puters. With access, the

redoing the landscaping and the garden at Wallace Group Home. Dell also organized a book drive for youth living at Youth Villages’ Nashville group homes and at our Deer

young people can create (clockwise from top left) Dell volunteers beautify the Wallace Group Home.

Youth from Nashville-area group homes participated in Into the Systems workshop at Dell, where they were able to learn in-depth about computers and worked together to build one.

Dell employees held a book drive for youth living at Nashville-area group homes and at Youth Villages’ Deer Valley Campus.

resumes, search and apply for jobs, apply for college and apply for financial aid.

Dell also organized a series of photography workshops for young people

Valley Campus in Linden,

in Youth Villages’ group

Tennessee. Dell invited

homes that included an in-

youth from all three

youth to work together to

troduction to photography,

Nashville group homes to

build their own computer.

a photography scavenger

their facility to participate

Dell’s Powering the Pos-

hunt and Photoshop train-

in its Into the Systems

sible program awarded

ing. The workshop ended

workshop. The workshop

Youth Villages a grant

with a photography con-

provided the youth with

that supplies youth in the

test judged by Dell volun-

an in-depth look into com-

YVLifeSet program with

teers, won by the girls at

puters and challenged the

access to tablets and com-

Wallace Group Home.

(Top) The foster care training and recruitment team in Middle Tennessee help out at the luggage drive during the Nashville Predators game at Bridgestone Arena.

Youth Villages foster care staff, including Jessica Pepper and Leigh Ann Villanueva, help collect luggage and donations at the Nashville Predators game during Youth Villages’ day at Bridgestone Arena.

Staff from the Predators’ Foundation spent an afternoon at Tallwood Group Home.

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Volunteer support

OHL HELPS GROUP HOMES INSIDE AND OUT > ART PROJECTS, PLANTING GARDEN AT BINKLEY GROUP HOME

ADVISORY BOARD VISITS DEER VALLEY CAMPUS THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE ADVISORY BOARD RECENTLY VISITED YOUTH VILLAGES’ DEER VALLEY CAMPUS IN LINDEN, TENNESSEE, WHERE THEY TOURED THE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA AND RECREATIONAL AREAS. THE BOARD ALSO LEARNED ABOUT YOUTH VILLAGES’ RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FROM THE CAMPUS DIRECTOR AND SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

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OHL’s social responsibility committee recently awarded Youth Villages $20,000 to benefit Youth Villages’ Nashville-area group homes. In addi-

OHL presents a donation of $20,000 to benefit Youth Villages’ Nashville-area group homes, raised from its annual OHL Charity Golf Tournament.

OHL volunteers lead a family crests art project for youth at the Binkley Group Home.

OHL volunteers replant the garden at Binkley Group Home.

tion to the donation, OHL volunteers replanted the garden at Binkley Group

about and then created

Home and led an art proj-

personal family crests.

ect with the group home

Thank you, OHL, for all the

youth about family crests,

support you have provided

where youth learned

the group homes this year.

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You can help the children at Deer Valley by donating your new or used clothing and other items. The boys at Deer Valley need: • • • • •

Winter coats, jackets and rain coats T-shirts, sweatshirts, long-sleeved shirts Jeans, sweatpants, athletic shorts Men’s shoes sizes 9-15 Basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, Frisbees, baseballs and baseball gloves • Books for boys ages 11-17 years old • DVDs (no R rated) and board games • Gaming systems To donate your items to the Deer Valley Campus, please contact Greg Schott at greg.schott@youthvillages.org.

Golf scramble $25,000 RAISED TO HELP YOUTH VILLAGES’ YVLIFESET PROGRAM

SAVE THE DATE!

5TH ANNUAL VANDERBILT MBA GOLF CLASSIC BENEFITING YOUTH VILLAGES OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE’S YVLIFESET PROGRAM IS ON THURSDAY, APRIL 28 AT THE VANDERBILT LEGENDS CLUB IN FRANKLIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GOLF CLASSIC, CONTACT LYNDSAY BERRY WILKINSON – LYNDSAY.WILKINSON@YOUTHVILLAGES.ORG.

Bill Hamburg – Interim Management Solutions Team

SCRAMBLING FOR YVLIFESET THE FOURTH ANNUAL VANDERBILT MBA GOLF

CLASSIC RAISED $25,000 TO BENEFIT YOUTH VILLAGES’ YVLIFESET PROGRAM. THIRTY TEAMS COMPETED AT VANDERBILT LEGENDS CLUB IN FRANKLIN. IN ADDITION, BANK OF AMERICA DONATED $10,000 TO THE YVLIFESET PROGRAM. NEXT YEAR’S EVENT IS PLANNED FOR APRIL 28.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2015 TOURNAMENT SPONSORS Hosted by: The Owen Golf Club, an association of the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University LEAD SPONSOR BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS INTERIM MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LLC CHARITY GOLF INTERNATIONAL KNOX WALKUP BLACK SPONSOR INGRAM ENTERTAINMENT INC. DELEK US HOPICE COMPASSUS EVENT CONTRIBUTORS MIKE BRUNS BANK OF AMERICA PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CHICK-FIL-A SOUTH FRANKLIN TOBACCO ROAD COFFEE & SMOKE SHOP COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY WERTHAN LLC CONSOLIDATED VINEYARD VINES DICK’S SPORTING GOODS DUNKIN DONUTS HOLE SPONSOR GOLFSMITH ANDREWS CADILLAC GOLFTOURNEYS.COM BETSY WALKUP JIM’N’NICKS

NOTHING BUNDT CAKES TARGET THE OWEN GOLF CLUB TRADER JOE’S VANDERBILT LEGENDS CLUB WALMART – WEST NASHVILLE WHOLE FOODS MARKET – GREEN HILLS IN-KIND ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER AJAX TURNER AMERIGO ARRINGTON VINEYARDS BABE BEAUTY BAR CHERYL BALLESTEROS

BED, BATH AND BEYOND BONGO JAVA BRINKMANN’S WINE AND SPIRITS CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE INC. CORSAIR DISTILLERY DINNER LAB EDLEYS BAR-B-QUE EMDEON FAT BOTTOM BREWERY GAYLORD OPRYLAND RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER MEGAN GREGORY LMT HEALTHWAYS INC. HERITAGE SKIN SPA HYDE SALON I LOVE JUICE BAR JACK CAWTHON’S BAR-B-QUE JASON’S DELI

SAGE KOTESENBURG LANGFORD SIGNATURE ART LEARNING LAB GREEN HILLS LIQUOR WORLD MARTIN’S BAR-B-QUE MEADOW BROOK GAME FARM MUSIC CITY BOARDS NASHVILLE GUN CLUB NASHVILLE OPERA NASHVILLE PEDAL TAVERN NASHVILLE PREDATORS FOUNDATION NASHVILLE SYMPHONY SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY CENTER OMNI HOTEL PANCAKE PANTRY PANERA BREAD PARTY FOWL PINNACLE FINANCIAL

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Pledging success YOUR SUPPORT ALLOWS YOUTH VILLAGES TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT RECEIVING ADEQUATE CARE AND SUPPORT.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN

REMEMBERING J.D. ELLIOTT Youth Villages lost a wonderful friend, advocate and supporter in July. We remember J.D. Elliott, president of The Memorial Foundation, with deep appreciation and gratitude for his compassion, wise counsel and generosity. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to J.D.’s family, friends and colleagues and to the countless others who benefitted from his many contributions to making Middle Tennessee a stronger and healthier community.

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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUTH VILLAGES. THE FOLLOWING DONORS MADE GIFTS TO YOUTH VILLAGES BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND JUNE 30, 2015. 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.

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YV PILLAR $25,000 TO $49,999 The Cal Turner Family Foundation

YV LEADER $10,000 TO $24,999 Bank of America Clarcor Foundation First Tennessee Foundation The HCA Foundation Joe C. Davis Foundation Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation Service King Collision Repair

YV PROTECTOR $5,000 TO $9,999 Anonymous Cracker Barrel Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William Hamburg Mrs. Wayne Jones Mr. John Landers

YV BUILDER $1,000 TO $4,999 B & R Charitable Foundation Boulevard Bolt Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bruns The Clayton Family Foundation Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated Compassus Mr. Paul Dent The Eden Foundation Enterprise Holdings, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gilbert

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Joel and Bernice Gordon Family Foundation Patricia and Rodes Hart Foundation Phoenix Benefit Inc. Piedmont Natural Gas Ms. Sara Rosson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Small The M. Stratton Foster Charitable Foundation Vanderbilt University Mrs. Linda G. Ward Mr. Jeremy Werthan

Friend of Youth Villages up to $999 A. Marshall Family Foods Inc. Ms. Jana Alley Ms. Jean Andrews Mr. and Mrs. John S. Andrews Miss Augusta Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ashland Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bacco Mr. Kevin Baker Mr. Robert Baskin Ms. Betty Bayless Ms. Linda Berry Ms. Deedee L. Bright Ms. Donna Brooks Ms. Loretta Buchanan Mr. Jack Burdette Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp Ms. Grace Castner Charity Golf International LLC Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Churchill Dr. Christopher Claudel Mrs. Frances Claypool Miss Cameron Clements Ms. Tarsha Clemons Corinthian Lodge 414 F. & AM Mr. Earl Crabtree Crye-Leike of Nashville Inc. Mr. Larry Davis

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Delek US Holdings Inc. Dell Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan DePillo Ms. Betty Dowlen Ms. Donna Dudek Dr. Bob S. Elkins Mr. Duncan Eve Ms. Doreen Farthing Dr. and Mrs. James Fiechtl Mrs. Pam Mueller Fluent Mr. Omer Fontaine Mrs. Martha Foreman Mr. Ronnie Frost Futons, Futons, Futons LLC Gap Foundation Gap Inc. Ms. Connie Garrett Mr. William Gray Ms. Shannon Gregory Ms. Dorothy Griffith Mr. Irby Gros Mr. John Reginald Hill Ms. Martha Hitt Ingram Entertainment Inc. Ekene Iwueke Mr. John Jeffrey Mr. Zachary Jones Dr. and Mrs. David Jones Mr. Jerome Katz Mr. and Mrs. Sean Kelley Mr. Nate Kenney Ms. Doris Kick Mr. and Mrs. Brian Knoop Ms. Donna Kopp Mr. John Lacerda Mr. James Langfitt Mr. Brent Lautenschlegar Mr. James Liles Mr. Tracy Lomax Ms. Kathleen Lucenti Mr. James Mannix Ms. Barbara Martin Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Mathews Ms. Martha McClure Mrs. Marie McKinney-Oates Ms. Gale McMillin

Pledging success Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Mernaugh Ms. Vera Merritt Dr. Mechelle Miller Ms. Diane Mitchell Ms. Deborah Montgomery Ms. Madelyn Moore Mr. John Munro Mr. George Myers Nashville Predators Foundation Mr. Henry Nixon Ms. Peggy Noonan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Overby Ms. Edythe Owston Mrs. Candace Paeper-Stone Mr. and Mrs. Reggie Perry Mr. Gregg Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Phillips Ms. Katherine Pleas Ms. Edwina Pruitt Ms. Marie Louise Carney Reed, Marie Louise “Patsey” Reed Family Advised Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

THIS YEAR, YOU CAN BE A HOLIDAY HERO This holiday season, Youth Villages will have more than 1,300 children and families who desperately need someone to become their holiday hero. As a Holiday Hero, you can help ensure children receiving help at Youth Villages get the experience of opening a gift for the holidays. Youth Villages needs companies and individuals to sponsor youth by shopping for items on the youth’s wish lists.

Volunteers in the Holiday Heroes program spend $75-100 per wish list, and all items are delivered to Youth Villages’ Nashville office.

There are other opportunities for individuals and companies to participate in the Holiday Heroes program. For information, please contact Lyndsay Berry Wilkinson at lyndsay.wilkinson@ youthvillages.org.

Ms. Elsie Rich Mr. Dick Ross Ms. Terressa Rucker Mr. Mike Ryan Ms. Barbara Sampson Ms. Michelle Schott Mr. Tony Sharpe Ms. Geraldine Shaw Mr. Eric Smith Mrs. Catharine D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Smith Mrs. Heather Snyder Ms. Marilyn Spicer Mr. Sam Steptoe Ms. Marie Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Van Swofford Ms. Julie Taylor Mr. Robert Taylor Tenn. Regional Combined Federal Campaign The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee-Giving Matters Frances Threet Mr. Scott Tracey Mr. and Mrs. Albert Veach Ms. Leigh Ann Villanueva Volunteer Corporate Credit Union Mr. Arthur Walker Mr. and Mrs. Knox Walkup Ms. Patricia Wallace Mr. Bill Wallace Mr. Judson Wickham Ms. Holly Wood Mrs. Kathryn Woods Ms. Catherine Woodson Mr. Willie Wynn Mr. Joseph Zeman Ms. Nicole Zollicoffer

Ms. Brenda Garner Ms. Marilyn Spicer Richard and Beth Graham Dr. and Mrs. James Fiechtl Ms. Candace Paeper The HCA Foundation YOUTUBE LOGO SPECS Mr. and Mrs. Knox Walkup Ms. Sara Rosson

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3310 Perimeter Hill Drive Nashville, TN 37211 615-250-7200 greg.schott@youthvillages.org

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A private nonprofit organization, Youth Villages serves more than 23,000 children and their families each year from offices in the following cities: Alabama: Auburn, Birmingham, Mobile Arkansas: Jonesboro, Little Rock Florida: Lakeland 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: Oklahoma City, Tulsa Oregon: Bend, Portland Tennessee: Chattanooga, Clarksville, Columbia, Cookeville, Dickson, Dyersburg, Jackson, Johnson City, Knoxville, Linden, Memphis, Morristown, Nashville, Paris Washington, D.C.

New Heights Middle Tennessee is published by Youth Villages Please e-mail lyndsay.wilkinson@youthvillages.org or call 615-250-7323 to have your name removed from our mailing list.

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 23,000 children and families each year from more than 20 states and Washington, D.C. Youth Villages’ Evidentiary Family RestorationŽ 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.