FAMILY VICTORIES FROM YOUTH VILLAGES SPRING 2024
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: LIFESET ™ HELPS TYRA FIND HER VOICE
LIFESET SCHOLAR USES PLATFORM TO ADVOCATE FOR OTHERS
• IT’S A WRAP! HOLIDAY HEROES SETS A RECORD
• MEET OUR INCOMING BOARD CHAIR, MEREDITH FOREHAND
• OUR FAMILY CAMPAIGN BRINGS IN A RECORD $1.6M
We have had a busy start to 2024, as the need for our services continues to grow. Because of this, we must certify more foster families and hire additional staff to serve some of Middle Tennessee’s most vulnerable children and families. We continue to see a need for individuals to become foster parents and care for children that enter custody due to no fault of their own. It is always our goal to certify caring individuals who will provide stability and support to a child or sibling group during their time of need. Currently, we have 124 foster families, but the need is so much greater. We have set an internal goal to certify 72 additional homes in Middle Tennessee by June of this year.
Through February 2024, Youth Villages Middle Tennessee has served 3,201 youth through our core programs. We saw service numbers increase across our programs: Treatment Foster Care by 6.4 percent, Intercept® by 6.5 percent and LifeSet by an astounding 14 percent. Though our service numbers increased, our level of service was not compromised. Across all programs, 91.4 percent of youth were living successfully with family or independently; 98.3 percent were in school, graduated, or employed; and 92.5 percent reported no involvement with the law.
Speaking of our incomparable staff, Middle Tennessee’s 200 employees gave from their own paychecks, donating $141,623 to support the Our Family Campaign! These funds support staff in crisis and the programs that serve our children and families.
Additionally, our staff and supporters stepped up for our two annual campaigns: Backpack and Holiday Heroes. In the fall, we supplied 1,708 children with new backpacks filled with school supplies through Backpack Heroes. Then, for the holiday season, we provided gifts to 2,721 youth through Holiday Heroes. Because of our community Heroes, our youth enjoy the same supplies and gifts as their peers.
Looking ahead, we have our annual Youth Villages Golf Classic benefiting LifeSet on May 13 at The Governor’s Club. Then in June, we will hold our LifeSet graduation celebration to recognize the academic achievements of our high school, college and graduate students in Middle Tennessee.
Thank you again to all our foster families, volunteers, Heroes, donors and supporters. We are in the business of changing lives, and your contributions to the effort are evident daily.
Brittany Farrar
REGIONAL DIRECTOR, MIDDLE TENNESSEE PROGRAMS
brittany.farrar@youthvillages.org
615-250-7322
Nate Kenney, Chair
Elaina Brintnall
Scott Brisson
Josh Corey
Jason Egly
Meredith Forehand
Stephen Francescon
Matthew Gann
Bill Hamburg*
Chuck Hoelscher
Charlie Johnson
*Honorary board
Ben Madonia
Dianna Maher
Sarah Mickle
Shannon Millen
Aylin Ozgener
Helen Roudi
Bailey Saunders
Tony Sharpe
Lisa Small*
Betsy Walkup*
Michelle Warren
Youth Villages is a national leader in mental and behavioral health committed to finding the most effective solutions to help children, families and young adults overcome obstacles and live successfully. Working through direct services, partnerships with other high-performing agencies and advocacy, we collaborate to bring positive change to child welfare, children’s mental health and justice systems. Our 4,000 employees serve more than 39,000 children and young adults in more than 100 locations in 26 states and D.C. Youth Villages has been recognized by the Harvard Business School and U.S. News & World Report and was identified by The White House as one of the nation’s most promising resultsoriented nonprofit organizations.
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Local Youth Villages employees give back to the programs where they work and serve.
For nearly 25 years, Youth Villages’ staff has generously funded the Our Family Campaign (OFC) by donating a portion of their paychecks back to support Middle Tennessee programs and fellow staff when they are experiencing a crisis or personal hardship.
This year, Middle Tennessee’s 200 employees gave back a record $141,623! Nationwide, employees gave back $1.6 million — a component of Youth Villages that truly makes it a unique organization.
A large portion of OFC funds are used for LifeSet, a program that provides essential transitional services to youth exiting foster care and entering independent adulthood. On any given day, we serve more than 300 young people in LifeSet. Additionally, OFC funds our mentoring program, adoptions, residential group home enhancements and emergency needs for fellow staff members experiencing a crisis. Recently, funds were used to help our staff who were displaced from the tornadoes that hit Middle Tennessee in December.
Check out why the Middle Tennessee Development staff give to the annual effort:
RAE RYAN
“I have worked in the nonprofit sector in Nashville for nearly 30 years. I have never worked for an organization that runs a successful internal giving campaign like OFC. Not only does it prove that the work we do is valid, but it also literally puts our money where our mouths are.
When donors hear about this commitment from our staff, they are equally impressed. To find a company or foundation that
would match our staff’s contributions is one of my goals!
I donate more to my own organization than I do any other non-profit. Youth Villages takes care of me and my family, and giving back is an undeniable investment in the youth in our community.”
“I believe that OFC supports the critical programs for our young people to be successful. I have personally mentored two youth who benefited from both the residential and LifeSet programs and became productive, independent young men. All three programs — mentoring, group homes and LifeSet — which receive support from the OFC changed their trajectory and put them on the path to success.
“I remember asking Donnie on our last outing together what he got from all the time that he had spent in our care (10 years), and he said, ‘You made me a better person.
I was a horrible kid when I came to Youth Villages, and you all helped me to become a better person than I ever thought I could be.’
“That really sums it up. OFC contributes to helping our kids be the best versions of themselves through the services and programs that we provide.
“In 18 years, I have seen countless people (our youth and fellow employees alike) benefit from the contributions we make to OFC. I am so grateful to be able to contribute to something that is positively life-changing for so many.”
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LOCAL CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FULFILL HOLIDAY WISHES FOR 2,721 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
This year, we smashed our Holiday Heroes record, serving 2,721 children and young people. That is nearly 300 more children served than last year.
This could not have been possible without the generous support from the Middle Tennessee community. Our entire team at Youth Villages appreciates the 455 individual shoppers, 49 corporate groups and 94 workshop volunteers for bringing joy to the children, families and young people we serve in our community.
Holiday Heroes has been helping children in Middle Tennessee for nearly 20 years by connecting corporate and community volunteers with the task of fulfilling holiday wishes for local youth who may not otherwise receive any gifts for the holidays.
For many of these youth, it is their one chance to ask for something they truly want like a tablet, a sports jersey, Crocs
or Nike shoes. Additionally, it is their chance to receive gifts that are like those of their peers.
“These gifts mean more to these kids and families than you can ever know,” said Frankie Boyette, Youth Villages regional manager of therapeutic foster care.
Some of these families were invited by the Tennessee Titans to a holiday celebration, where T-Rac and wide receivers Colton Dowell, Kyle Philips and Chris Moore surprised them with tickets to the Titans vs. Seahawks game on Christmas Eve.
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Holiday Heroes raised more than every child received gifts for the holidays, especially those last-minute youth who came into care right before the holiday break. Funding also supported program holiday celebrations and winter break activities for the Nashville group homes.
A huge thank you to 615 Ventures for donating the space used for the Holiday Heroes workshop for the fourth year in a row. We could not do this without their generous support!
615 Soul Line Dancers
Advance Financial*
AHEAD*
Amazon*
Anonymous
Apex Movers*
ARCO/Murray National
Nashville, Inc.
Ascension Saint Thomas
Big Yellow Dog Music
Blue Sky Cottage
Brasfield & Gorrie, L.L.C.
of the Eastern Star Tennessee
Jurisdiction Prince Hall
Affiliated
Famous Footwear
Florim*
Freeman, Mathis & Gary Law
Fridrich & Clark Realty, LLC*
Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund*
Bombas
Carelon
Caterpillar Financial Corporation & Benefits*
Change Healthcare
Churchill Foundation*
Compassionate Friends
DBH Distributing, LLC*
Delek US Internal Audit Team
Dell
Genesco*
GEODIS
Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee
Greek Orthodox Philoptochos
Society of the Holy Trinity*
HCA Healthcare*
Hensel Phelps
His Children Foundation
Informa
International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. (ISTS)
Realty Stasko & Griffis*
Nashville Ready Mix*
Nashville Jr Predators Hockey
naviHealth/Optum*
NFIB
Panera
Piedmont Natural Gas*
On the End Crossfit
OneOncology
R.C. Mathews Contractor
Reliance Heating & Air
Renasant Bank
Riffe family
Rogers Group*
Silicon Ranch Corp.*
Snell Family Charitable Fund*
Southern Orthodontic Partners
Southpoint Risk*
The Mayo Family
Ticket to Dream*
Tractor Supply Master Data
TrailRunner International
Trevecca Nazarene University
Grad Counseling CSI Theta Nu
Upsilon
Trinisys
Turner Construction Company
UBS
United Way of Maury County*
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vision Software
Warby Parker
Wood Personnel Services
Zeal Church Small Group
* Financial contributor
Bridgestone Americas and Jackson® team up to wrap gifts for former foster youth.
Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund and Jackson National Life Insurance Company (Jackson®) helped raise $35,000 at Youth Villages’ annual wrapping party, ‘Holiday Cheers, Beers & Volunteers,’ for its Holiday Heroes campaign benefiting LifeSet.
LifeSet provides transitional support to teens exiting the foster care system by helping them reach their housing, employment, education and independent living goals.
The annual “Holiday Cheers” wrapping party engaged corporate and community volunteers to help wrap gifts for former foster youth in LifeSet. This year, volunteers from Bridgestone Americas, Jackson®, and other local companies wrapped gifts for youth aged 18-22, giving them presents to open during the holidays.
Lisbette, a LifeSet young adult who hopes to become an artist, designed the ornaments given to the event attendees. Attendees included a group from Bridgestone Americas, who also facilitated a professional development day for the LifeSet program by providing a tour of its downtown headquarters and discussing career opportunities within the company.
“Bridgestone is committed to supporting the communities we move, live, work and play in,” said Wade Munday, Director of Corporate Philanthropy and Social Impact. “Supporting organizations like Youth Villages that connect and mobilize resources while creating equitable access to opportunities for underserved or underrepresented populations is what really matters to our organization and strengthens Nashville as a whole.”
Additionally, Bridgestone sponsored the wish lists for 20 young people in LifeSet who identify as LGBTQ+, which is the most challenging group to have lists fulfilled during Holiday Heroes. Jackson® also sponsored young people in LifeSet and fulfilled wish lists for 30 local youth during the holidays in addition to their event sponsorship and LifeSet celebration sponsorship.
“We are excited to join Youth Villages again this year as they spread
Artwork created by LifeSet youth Lisbette for an ornament given to guests at the “Holiday Cheers” wrapping event.
Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund
Jackson® • Advance Financial Foundation
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
Journeys • Piedmont Natural Gas
Silicon Ranch Corp.
joy this holiday season. It is an honor to support the work they do to prepare young people for adulthood and help strengthen families in our communities,” said Niya Moon, Corporate Philanthropy Manager at Jackson®
During the event, Jackson® was recognized as being a part of the Red Kite Society, for donors who cumulatively have given more than $100,000 to support Youth Villages programs in Middle Tennessee.
Thank you to all Holiday Heroes sponsors for sending volunteers to wrap gifts for more than 300 young people in LifeSet.
Volunteers from Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund.
Volunteers from Jackson® at the event with their Red Kite Society Award.
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation volunteers at the annual wrapping party.
MEET MEREDITH FOREHAND, SENIOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT, HCA HEALTHCARE.
Meredith is dedicated to helping children and families in our community receive the support they need to be successful. A mother of two, Meredith knows it takes a “village” to raise a child, and that is why she serves Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee as an Advisory Board member, donor and volunteer.
Meredith and her husband, Tyler, live in West Nashville with their two children, Ben, age 4,
Meredith and her team participated in the annual HCA Community Day, where they organized a field day for the Nashville group homes.
and Claire, age 2. She is originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a bachelor’s degree in education from the College of Charleston and a master’s degree in leadership and organizational performance from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University. Meredith loves books and true crime podcasts. She also loves to cook, travel, ski and attend group fitness classes around town.
Meredith has been on the Youth Villages Advisory Board for more than five years now, and we are excited to announce that she will be taking over as board chair in the next fiscal year (July 1, 2024).
How do you support Youth Villages of Middle Tennessee?
Serving as the community engagement point of contact for HCA Healthcare has allowed me to provide volunteer support to Youth Villages. One of the volunteer projects was a field day for the Nashville group homes organized and facilitated by team members at HCA. As an Advisory Board member, I help fundraise to support the LifeSet program, which helps young people find success.
How did you first become involved with Youth Villages?
I first became involved with Youth Villages as a board intern through the Young Leaders Council. After my year as an intern, I was invited to serve on the Advisory Board of Middle Tennessee.
What do you think sets Youth Villages apart in their work with children and families?
I am impressed by the broad range of evidence-based services the organization provides to meet the needs of children and families in our community. Also, the staff. They have amazing staff who are dedicated to helping children and families.
Why do you personally support Youth Villages?
I firmly believe that it takes a “village” to raise any child. The services Youth Villages provides to children and families in our community are essential to ensuring they have every chance to succeed.
For youth aging out of foster care without support, the future can be daunting. Some young people experience homelessness, poverty, domestic abuse and involvement with law enforcement.
Because of the trauma that she suffered as a child, Tyra struggled when she aged out alone at 18. She was referred to the Youth Villages LifeSet program.
With the help of her LifeSet specialist, Tyra graduated high school, earned her associate degree and will receive her bachelor’s degree in psychology science this spring. She’s started her own business, bought her first home and got married. Now, she mentors young people and tells her story for those who need help — and for those who can help.
She was the keynote speaker at the Achieving Success: Partnering with Transition-Age Young Adults for Strong Mental Health Workshop
in Las Vegas late last year. She was also the featured speaker at the 5th annual Jam for Janie GRAMMY Awards® Viewing Party. The event raises donations for Janie’s Fund, the philanthropic initiative between rockstar Steven Tyler and Youth Villages that helps girls and young women who have experienced trauma.
ABUSE, CONSTANT MOVING PROVIDED NO SAFE SPACE, STABILITY
Her childhood was rocky. She was left with her grandmother when her mother moved away without knowing why.
While living with her grandmother, Tyra suffered physical, emotional and spiritual abuse, and feels as if she grew up on the streets.
Eventually, her behavior led her to involvement with law enforcement. “At 12 years old, I received my first juvenile legal charge and was sent to live with my mother who I never really knew,” Tyra said.
Tyra lived with her mother for eight months, and while there she suffered abuse from her stepdad. Her mother didn’t believe her story and sent Tyra off to live with her father with whom Tyra had no relationship. “By the time I was 16 years old, I was a meth addict and I attempted suicide for the first time in my life,” Tyra said.
Following the abuse, Tyra went to therapy, but she continued to struggle, and she was admitted to a mental hospital. A week later, she was in court for her pending charges and suicidal ideation.
Tyra was diagnosed with bipolar disorder PTSD, major depression and ADHD, and those manifested themselves in physical aggression, drug use, running away and negative relationships.
“The two years that I was incarcerated, I was in two mental hospitals, two juvenile detention
centers and multiple residential facilities,” Tyra said. “I was sent home, but after a few months, I was returned to foster care. While there, I relapsed on drugs, ran away from my foster home and went back into the system. Those long months changed my life and a lot more than I imagined.”
Tyra was referred to Youth Villages and began to work through her trauma with a therapist.
“She helped me make my trauma narrative and go through the process
of what had happened to me,” Tyra said. “That trauma narrative is the reason why I’m able to tell my story.”
Tyra had aged out at 18 but was able to still receive support through Extension of Foster Care (EFC). She was free and ready to start a new life; however, she faced another challenge. “I did not know this world. I was in
this new city, and I didn’t have any support, any family,” Tyra said. “I got so overwhelmed just two months after aging out that I attempted to take my life a second time. I was in ICU for 17 hours. This, though, was the last time I ever felt suicidal. I decided that I just wanted to live through whatever was coming.”
At around this time, Tyra was introduced to LifeSet and her specialist, Gladyn. With help from LifeSet, Tyra began to build her village — a network of support that led to her success.
LifeSet is an individualized, evidenceinformed community-based program where specialists meet with young people who age out of foster care face-to-face at least once each week. LifeSet stabilizes the toughest situations and helps young people build healthy relationships, obtain safe housing, education and employment.
Tyra faced another obstacle in late 2022 when she lost her home to a house fire. The fire brought more trauma for Tyra because the home had provided stability and permanency in her life. Despite the tragedy, Tyra remained strong.
“In this situation, I didn’t relapse into suicidal ideations because my life is so much different now,” Tyra said.
“If it weren’t for Youth Villages and other foster care programs being there, I don’t know what I would have done after losing everything and having to start over again.
“With the support, resources, therapists, treatment plans, coping skills, mentorships and ultimately my village, I can conquer anything. I’m still healing, I’m still on this journey, and I want to be able to be the advocate for kids in foster care or transitioning to adulthood now.”
INVESTING IN YOUNG PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE IN FOSTER CARE TO HELP IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR OTHER TRANSITION-AGE YOUTH
Youth Villages’ mission is to help children, families and young adults live successfully, and a critical part of achieving that mission daily is continuing to invest in foster youth aging out of care — both locally and nationally.
For this group of young people, the journey to adulthood is made with little or no support and can present many challenges. Organizations led by individuals with lived experience in child welfare systems provide an essential voice and partner in transforming that experience for those who come behind them.
As an extension of our work in this community, Youth Villages has developed a deep commitment to extending access to high-quality services for all youth aging out of care. Many young people who have experienced aging out go on to launch their own efforts to improve services for other transition-age youth. Investing in transition-age youth and the innovative programs they lead helps to improve outcomes for everyone through programming, advocacy and systems reform.
“We share a common goal of supporting young people as they make the transition to adulthood,” said Catherine Smith, Youth Villages managing director of business planning and policy. “We look forward to partnering with these organizations and their respective leaders who will bring invaluable lived experience and important perspective. Together, we will have an even greater positive impact on services and outcomes for transition-age young people.”
Many of these strategic partnerships are exploring even broader engagement with Youth Villages to include things like functional support, aligning in advocacy efforts and co-sponsoring events and activities in the future.
All of the work that occurs with young people in Middle Tennessee continues to inform Youth Villages’ national efforts and reinforces our belief in what is possible with this resilient group of fellow citizens who are working to become their very best selves and oftentimes break generational barriers in becoming amazing adults.
California Youth Connection/ Oregon Foster Youth Connection (Oregon statewide)
To establish OFYC as an independent, transition-age youth led advocacy organization to drive policy change.
Florida’s Children First/ Florida Youth SHINE (Florida statewide)
To launch the first phase of the youthled “YouthCanSHINE” campaign to drive greater change through advocacy and create statewide awareness of the supports that young people in care need to be successful.
Found Village (Cincinnati, Ohio)
To expand the support offered to transition-age young people in Hamilton County, Ohio by investing in staffing and program development to deliver the “Launch to Independence” program, which offers focused and intentional ageappropriate coaching, life skills training and career advancement opportunities for young people exiting foster care.
Freedom Forward (San Francisco, California)
To fund a guaranteed income pilot for transition-age young people aging out of foster care who are survivors of sexual exploitation in San Francisco.
Propelling into Triumph (Miami, Florida)
To expand a life skills coaching and mentorship program for transition-age young people in Miami, Florida.
SUN Scholars (Connecticut; nationwide project)
To build an AI-powered online education resource for transition-age young people graduating high school and the education professionals who support them.
Winston Rhea Scholars (New Orleans, Louisiana)
To serve transition-age young people in Louisiana and South Carolina through the expansion of a high-touch, intensive coaching/mentorship program that includes post-high school goal setting and financial support.
YSS (Des Moines, Iowa)
To provide workforce/professional development for child welfare and juvenile justice involved youth through a sustainable farming initiative.
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“I support OFC because I believe that Youth Villages is a family, and that we do whatever we can to support those in our family: our staff, our children and our young people.
“I have been a part of the Youth Villages family for more than 12 years now. I love this organization, and I love LifeSet. I have seen first-hand the difference LifeSet plays in a young person’s life by simply giving them a chance. So many of these kids have zero family, zero resources and zero help if they are in a crisis. LifeSet provides critical support to a young person so they always know they have someone to turn to for help, advice, guidance and even a basic need.
“It’s amazing what a young person can do when they have someone who believes in them, and Youth Villages believes so strongly in our LifeSet young people that we have even hired some of them.”
“I give to OFC because I personally know how many staff members have been affected by various disasters, and this is an easy way to support them in their time of need.
“I am also a mentor, and OFC funds support the Chris Crye Mentoring Program. Mentoring has changed the way I view the youth in our services and gives me the ability to be a positive influence and buddy for a group home teen.”
If you would like to support LifeSet or be a matching donor for the Our Family Campaign, contact Rae.Ryan@youthvillages.org.
Founders of Nashville’s 615 Soul Line Dancers, Earin and Ke’anna Rose, are foster parents and Holiday Heroes with Youth Villages. The group provided gifts for eight children during the holiday campaign. Youth Villages needs more families, like the Roses, to care for children during their greatest time of need. For more information about foster care, visit youthvillages.org/foster.
JULY 1, 2023-DEC. 31, 2023
$100,000+
Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation
Anonymous
$25,000 TO $49,999
Anonymous
Anonymous
Snell Family Charitable Foundation
The HCA Foundation
Tight End University
$10,000 to $24,999
Advance Financial Foundation
Amazon Operations Center of Excellence
Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund
Carlson Family Foundation
Carolyn Smith Foundation
Jackson®
Laura Stasko
The Memorial Foundation
Ticket to Dream Foundation
$5,000 to $9,999
Amanda Sekulow
Dollar General Corporation
GEODIS
Farmers Insurance – Jason
Egly Insurance Agency LLC
Fishel Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William Hamburg
Jennie Howell
McLeroy Foundation
Shannon and Ryan Millen
Piedmont Natural Gas
Silicon Ranch Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Speyer
Jennifer Thompson
The Arbor Rouge Foundation
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
United Way of Maury County
$1,000 to $4,999
Leticia Acosta
Anonymous
Anonymous
Ashman Fund
Kevin Baker
Caterpillar Financial
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Consolidated
Corinne H. Dale Family Foundation
Shelli Cooley
Dell, Inc.
Senator and Mrs.
Steve Dickerson
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Fridrich & Clark Realty, LLC
Ronnie Frost
Genesco, Inc.
Greek Orthodox Philoptochos Society of Holy Trinity
Dr. and Mrs. John Greer
Horatio & Willie D Buntin Foundation
Charles Johnson
M. Stratton Foster
Charitable Foundation
Noah McMahon
Mandy Morris
Leigha Newcomb
Aylin Ozgener
Robert Penick
Reynolds Family Giving Fund
WSMV News 4 featured the Bone family and their commitment to fostering children with medical complexities in Tennessee. To date, the family has adopted two children, and they are currently fostering a baby with special needs. “We said if there happens to be kids with extra medical needs, that’s something that we feel we can offer right now,” Ruchala said.
Ricoh USA
Rogers Group, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Rollins
Southpoint Risk
Tennessee Soccer Club
Farid Thanawalla
The Stratton Foster
Charitable Foundation
The Churchill Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Townsend
David Trenner
Mr. and Mrs. Knox Walkup
Liz Washko
Honorariums & Memorials
Jaala Cox
Dr. Tim Goldsmith
Andrea Parsons
The Gill Family celebrated another adoption last fall when they welcomed Gabriel (far left) into their family. This was the second adoption for the Gills, and the family continues to foster.
For more information, contact Lyndsay Wilkinson
lyndsay.wilkinson@youthvillages.org
(o) 615-250-7278
(c) 216-536-4022
YouthVillages.org/golfclassic
Monday, May 13 | 9 a.m.
(Registration starts at 8 a.m.)
The Governors Club
18 Governors Way, Brentwood, TN 37027
Every year, Youth Villages hosts the Youth Villages Golf Classic benefiting the LifeSet™ program, which serves as a bridge for young people who are exiting foster care to successful adulthood.
The event engages corporate and privately sponsored foresomes in a shotgun style golf scramble competing for great 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes.
Sponsorships start at just $2,500 and include 18 holes of scenic golf, breakfast, lunch, beverages throughout the course, bar carts, welcome bags and more!
$25,000
LifeSet Leader Presenting Sponsor (one available)
$15,000
Empowering LifeSet Partner Sponsor (one available)
$10,000
LifeSet Champion Sponsor (two available)
$5,000
LifeSet Changemaker (five available)
$2,500
LifeSet “Friend In Need” Sponsor (eight available)
$1,500
Golfing Foursome (five available)
ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
$3,000 Air Cannon Sponsor
$3,000 Putting Contest Sponsor
$1,000 Hole Tent/Table Sponsor
$500 Hole Sign Sponsor
YOU
THERE ARE NUMEROUS WAYS YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN YOUTH VILLAGES’ PROGRAMS.
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN YOUTH VILLAGES’ PROGRAMS.
Mentor, foster, volunteer or financially donate to our programs. Your support can have a direct impact on the future of the hundreds of children, families and young people we help every day in Middle Tennessee.
1. GIVE A ONE-TIME OR MONTHLY GIFT ONLINE AT YOUTHVILLAGES.ORG/MIDDLE-TENNESSEE
Check to see if your employer will match your gift!
2. SEND A CHECK IN THE ENVELOPE INCLUDED OR MAIL TO:
Youth Villages
Attn: Rae Ryan, Director of Development
3310 Perimeter Hill Drive | Nashville, TN 37211
3. RECOMMEND A GRANT FROM YOUR DONOR ADVISED FUND THROUGH YOUR FUND ADMINISTRATOR!
When granting through your DAF, use this information: Tax ID: 62-1652079
Mailing Address:
Youth Villages | Attn: Middle Tennessee
3320 Brother Boulevard | Memphis, TN 38133
Please advise Rae Ryan if you make a DAF gift to ensure it directly supports youth in our region.
4. GIVE A GIFT OF STOCK
Youth Villages Fidelity DTC Number: 0226
Account Number: Z7388858 Attn: For Middle Tennessee
Have your stock advisor notify Rae Ryan about your gift a to ensure it directly supports youth in our region.
5. FROM YOUR IRA
If you are 70 ½ or over, you can give any amount (maximum up to $100,000) per year from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as Youth Villages Middle Tennessee without having to pay income taxes on the money. Gifts of any value of $100,000 or less are eligible for this benefit, and you can feel good knowing you are making a difference. This popular gift option is commonly called the “IRA charitable rollover,” but you may also see it referred to as a “qualified charitable distribution” or QCD.
Have your stock advisor notify Rae Ryan about your gift at rae.ryan@ youthvillages.org to ensure it directly supports youth in our region.
Questions about donating or designating a gift?
Rae Ryan, Director of Development
rae.ryan@youthvillages.org | 615-250-7207
GET INVOLVED
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, FRIEND IN NEED
Greg Schott, Asst. Dir. of Development greg.schott@youthvillages.org
615-250-7262
FUNDRAISING EVENTS, SPONSORSHIPS, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
Lyndsay Wilkinson, Asst. Dir. of Development lyndsay.wilkinson@youthvillages.org
615-250-7278
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, HEROES PROGRAMS
Julie Abbott, Community Development Manager julie.abbott@youthvillages.org
615-250-7266
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Youth Villages is a private nonprofit that serves more than 39,000 children and their families each year from offices in the following cities:
Alabama: Auburn, Birmingham, Mobile
Arizona: Phoenix
Arkansas: Jonesboro, Little Rock, Searcy, West Memphis
Florida: Lakeland
Georgia: Atlanta, Douglasville
Indiana: Bloomington, Columbus, Indianapolis
Kentucky: Lexington, Louisville
Louisiana: Metairie
Massachusetts: Boston, Marlborough, West Springfield, Raynham, Woburn
Mississippi: Biloxi, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, Hernando, Jackson, Meridian, Tupelo
New Hampshire: Manchester, Plymouth
North Carolina: Asheville, Boone, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Greenville, Louisburg, Raleigh-Durham, Waynesville, Wilmington
Ohio: Dayton, Worthington
Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, Tulsa
Oregon: Bend, Portland, Salem
Tennessee: Chattanooga, Clarksville, Columbia, Cookeville, Dickson, Dyersburg, Jackson, Johnson City, Knoxville, Memphis,
Morristown, Nashville, Paris
Washington, D.C.
