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The Village Network recently hired a new day treatment program supervisor at its Wooster, Ohio location to continue to build a community that rallies behind our youth and works together to meet their needs. David Hargrave, former CEO of OHuddle, will now serve as the program supervisor for day treatment, mentoring and community relationships. Hargrave […]

WOOSTER- The Boys’ Village gymnasium is the first building at The Village Network’s Boys’ Village Campus to be demolished and reconstructed since its original erection in 1964. The demolition is scheduled to take place Monday, October 9, 2017. The gym was built as an addition to the campus’ school building. Throughout the years, The Village […]

WOOSTER- To keep up with its rapid program growth, The Village Network is hiring multiple positions to continue to provide necessary care to its growing client base. “Last year, we cared for more than 5,000 clients through a variety of our programs and services,” President and CEO of The Village Network Richard Graziano said. “This […]

In the center of Boys’ Village campus stands a flagpole with the American flag fastened to the top. Fred Durant, a 1986 Boys’ Village alumna, approached the base of the pole. “I remember how on Saturdays, we’d come up and stand around the flagpole and say the pledge of allegiance,” Durant said. Durant continued to recall memories of his time at Boys’ Village, which was more than 30 years [...]

WOOSTER- Wayne County exhibitors received best of shows in Saturday’s flower show in Buss Hall at the Wayne County Fair. Best of shows went to: horticulture, Martha Morris, Lakeville; flowering house plant, Jane Miller, Smithville; foliage house plants, Ken Blanchard, Apple Creek; garden club, Boys’ Village, Wooster. Artistic amateur, Stephanie Schwarzwalder, Shreve; best interpretation [...]

After more than 50 years of dodge ball tournaments, exercise classes and pickup games, The Village Network plans to demolish and reconstruct the Boys’ Village gym to build a more functional, efficient space for youth and staff. The Boys’ Village gym reconstruction project is estimated to cost $600,000 and will provide an adequate facility to exercise and play. The building will include a [...]

Amanda Longworth is a clinical therapist at Boys’ Village Campus and began working for The Village Network in 2005. In our interview with her, Amanda talks about her deep care and commitment to the youth she sees every day. Read our Q&A and get to know one of our many stellar staff! Q: Why do […]

And so it begins. Tax free weekends. Homeroom assignments. 50-cent glue sticks. And of course, everyone is at the store for hours searching for that oddly specific magenta folder, which doesn’t seem to exist at any office supplies retailer. Back to school season is chaos, to say the least. Yet underneath the surface-level stressors, The […]

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 […]