Emma’s First Christmas
Can you remember back to your first Christmas? How old were you? What toys did you open? Emma can remember her first Christmas, the toys she opened, the dinner she ate, the ornaments she made, [...]
Mental Health Minute: How to Talk to Your Children About Their Mental Health
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in six youth aged 6-17 will experience a mental health disorder each year. That’s 7.7 million children throughout the U.S. And each year [...]
The Village Network Earns an ‘A’ with Youngstown Schools
As The Village Network team works to help youth and their families to build brighter futures, we look for partners that align with our mission, demonstrate a willingness to meet kids where they [...]
Things You Should & Shouldn’t Say To A Foster Youth
Extended family, friends and neighbors, teachers, children, even foster parents can sometimes find it difficult to know what to say to a foster child in some situations. It’s important to realize [...]
Brighter Walls For Brighter Futures: Seasoned Foster Mom Gives Life To Uhrichsville Office Using Her Own Artistic Expression
Melinda Stutler does not consider herself an artist, but she couldn’t resist the urge to let her inner artist out when she walked into a room at The Village Network’s Uhrichsville office used for [...]
Helping Youth Find Their Way: Long-time Foster Mom Helps Youth Get On The Right Path
Sometimes from deep personal loss comes something beautiful and unexpected. Just ask Patty Carroll … or the more than 70 foster youth who have brightened her door over the past 18 years. Carroll [...]
Equipping Foster Parents With Tools Of The Trade
A goal on The Village Network’s 2016-2018 Strategic plan was to create a Trauma-Informed Foster Parent Certification Training Program. The Uhrichsville and Mansfield locations were the first to [...]
Parker Makes The Grade: Integrative team helps autistic student find success
It’s a short walk from J.T. Karaffa Elementary School to Toronto Junior and Senior High School, but it seemed like an insurmountable journey to Parker Williamson. Parker would have to make the [...]
Mental Health Minute: 10 Warning Signs Your Child May Have A Mental Illness
Children can develop all of the same mental health conditions as adults, but because they’re still learning how to identify and talk about thoughts and emotions, they typically express them [...]
Positive Pathways To Adulthood: Transitional Living partners with Goodwill Industries
You are now 18. You are on your own. Now foster care is over and you’ve been couch-surfing for awhile and recently you’ve had a little trouble with the law. No family. No job. No [...]
