Youth Villages seeks foster parents throughout Tennessee

Youth Villages seeks foster parents throughout Tennessee

Youth Villages, a leader in children’s mental and behavioral health, is looking for compassionate individuals and families willing to open their home to children in the foster care system.

'We are your children.' Former TN foster child pushes 'foster youth bill of rights' law

A former foster care child in Tennessee is now pushing legislation she wrote to protect other children, growing up as children in state custody.

The amendments to the Law for the Protection of Children and Young People in Danger were published today in the Official Gazette and take effect on Tuesday, allowing family members and people applying for adoption to become foster families and reinforcing the rights of children and young people in foster care. Regarding the rights of these children and young people, it is defined that minors have the right to a referral therapist guaranteed by t…

The amendments to the Law for the Protection of Children and Young People in Danger were published today in the Official Gazette and take effect on Tuesday, allowing family members and people applying for adoption to become foster families and reinforcing the rights of children and young people in foster care. Regarding the rights of these children and young people, it is defined that minors have the right to a referral therapist guaranteed by t…

Boys and girls with fragilities, who have spent their childhood in communities or in foster care and have reached adulthood. Young people who need help in finding work or in their studies, in short in that difficult transition towards an independent life. Because it is true that...

Mentor A Foster Teen

Make A Difference for a Lifetime in Your Spare Time Dozens of local youth who will soon “age out” of the foster care system need mentors to provide compassionate guidance. Mentorship provides an opportunity for community members to make a positive difference in the lives of young people who have experienced abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Mentors serve as positive role models and build impactful friendships with youth as they prepare to enter th…