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WOOSTER – The Village Network added six inductees to its Hall of Fame in a celebration dinner held on the patio of The Wooster Inn on Thursday evening. Honored in the induction ceremony were Fred E. Durant, Gregory A. Long, John W. McCord, William R. Schultz Jr. and, posthumously, Yvonne L. Cook and Chad H. […]

WOOSTER – Broomball, similar to ice hockey, roller hockey and floorball, is played on a hockey rink inside or outside by hitting a small ball around the ice using a stick called a “broom” with a triangular head. Players wear shoes instead of skates. On April 29 at Alice Noble Ice Arena, it was played […]

WOOSTER — The Village Network established an impressive ranking in 2016 for treatment of foster and residential care services, related to serving the largest number of youth across the state of Ohio. CEO Richard Graziano demonstrated that TVN is ranked No. 3 and No. 2 in foster care and residential care, respectively; and by adding […]

It’s astonishing— given the tools, opportunities and environment, in time as short as six months youth who’ve suffered abuse and neglect can find their voice and find peace. Born into chaos, Veronica was one of 19 children to a mother whose mental health instability kept her from providing a home to any of her children. […]

Casie came to a residential facility at The Village Network after a county caseworker removed her from a home of anger and abuse. She can’t remember a time when mom and dad weren’t violently fighting, and she was sexually abused by her cousin when she was six years old. Her father was then incarcerated and […]

Former Boys’ Village youth and now 2016 Hall of Fame inductee Scott Hite serves as a tremendous role model. He says, “Being a troubled youth and coming from the bottom, and then trying to get out is extremely hard. You have to put in the work, but it can be done.” Scott attended Boys’ Village […]

“I had a lot of issues,” Shawna, a 15-year-old former resident of The Village Network’s girls’ residential home says. Though she’s more comfortable looking out the window, she makes an effort to keep eye contact with those listening to her story. Shawna has faced trauma, specifically physical abuse from family members. As a result of […]

My name is Samantha and I am 18 years old. I came to the Village Network in Uhrichsville when I was 17 and very angry at the world. I was traumatized with what happened with my parents. I was taken from my home where I lived with my father and step-mother and was then put […]

Research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has great utility when making predictions on adult physical, social, and mental well-being and is useful in helping inform our national health policy goals. Recently, there has been a shift in focus to begin thinking about how this information can be applied to help shape social work and mental […]

WOOSTER — The new women’s advisory council for The Village Network recently held a second meeting to consider its contribution to helping serve a female population living at three different TVN sites across the state.  “We’re here to empower women,” said TVN regional director Danielle McCoy at a luncheon held at TVN’s headquarters on Noble […]