Massachusetts 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. Below are some outcomes specific to our Massachusetts programs.
Massachusetts Milestones
The graph above represents where children are six months after being discharged from Youth Villages’ Intercept intensive in-home services.
September 2009
100 percent of Massachusetts’ employees participated in Youth Villages’ employee giving campaign, contributing more than $20,000 back to the organization for programs like Transitional Living.
October 9, 2009
MA Intercept program discharged its 100th youth.
February 23, 2010
MA Intercept program admitted its first youth in Springfield.
Meet the YV Family Andrea Donahue
Anna Soloway
Intercept Clinical Supervisor Worcester
Transitional Living Specialist Woburn
Years with Youth Villages: 2 1/2
Years with Youth Villages: 2 1/2
Education: BA, psychology, Clark University, MS, marriage and family therapy, University of New Hampshire
Education: BSW, University of Vermont
“I work at Youth Villages because I want to make a positive difference in families’ lives. Every day I come to work, I’m amazed at how dedicated my counselors are to the success of their children and families. The most rewarding thing about my job is relieving some stress for parents and knowing I am making a difference in children’s lives.”
“I work at Youth Villages because the values and mission are so important. What we do works for our families and the support and camaraderie I feel from my co-workers and the agency is more than anywhere else I’ve worked. I love how different our agency and our programs are from everyone else. I love to explain our programs and have people go ‘Wow, that’s amazing and exactly what we need here.’”
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