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WOOSTER- The Village Network will lead a training of 65 educators in 30 Ohio schools on how to care for traumatized youth in the classroom. The training, known as the Neurosequential Model in Education (NME), was developed by Bruce Perry, M.D. Ph.D., and The ChildTrauma Academy and teaches educators findings from the neurosciences and how […]

Boys’ Village is going green. Starting late August, the Gault Youth and Family Enrichment Center will be retrofitted with new, energy-efficient LED lights, reducing the building’s carbon footprint by 60 percent; a change comparable to saving 39 acres of urban forests.   Black Electric in Wooster, Ohio will replace the Gault Center’s 420 interior and […]

The tables have turned. As part of a three-day immersion workshop, our therapists in central Ohio will participate in therapy sessions rather than lead them. The workshop, which is part of a new adventure therapy program taking place in Licking, Knox and Morrow Counties, will teach therapists the curriculum in an experiential setting. “Our therapists […]

Last school year, The Village Network sent two therapists to Summit Academy Secondary in Youngstown, Ohio to offer its students school-based services for the first time. In just one year, our therapists were able to reduce the number of violent incidents at school, increase the motivation for students to use regulation skills and increase the […]

This year, the Bethesda Campus received a generous donation to replace its worn out gymnasium floor. Once installed, the staff and youth didn’t hesitate to break it in. “After the ribbon cutting ceremony, we christened the gym with a staff vs. youth basketball game,” Southeast Regional Director Mark Ingles said. “The kids nearly beat the […]

WOOSTER- Mental health professionals have the opportunity to learn how to care for human trafficking victims from nationally recognized human trafficking expert Celia Williamson, Ph.D. at The Village Network Institute’s Treating Victims of Human Trafficking training. Williamson founded Second Chance of Toledo, Ohio, an organization that develops individualized service plans for women and [...]

Children come to The Village Network bearing years of burdens and complex traumas, often times including abuse and neglect. Their adverse childhood experiences can lead to a lifetime of physical, emotional and mental health disorders. Whether they like it or not, the odds are against them. While their journey to healing may be daunting, it […]

The Village Network began its new Entrepreneurship Program this year and will feature the program at its annual Celebration Day event at Boys’ Village. Youth involved in the program will sell lemonade and baked goods as a way to practice the concepts they learned in the classroom. The Entrepreneurship Program presents traditional education in a […]

The 2017-2018 school year is right around the corner and this August, our Southwest Region hosted a back to school backpack drive to benefit both our foster families. “We try to do this every year as a way of providing the school supplies for families that experience poverty in the communities that we serve,” said […]