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BETHESDA- Long-term Belmont County resident Mary Lee Powell generously donated $15,000 to replace the gymnasium floor at the New Horizons Campus of The Village Network in Bethesda, Ohio. To celebrate Powell and her donation, The Village Network will host a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house Tuesday, June 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]

Long-term Belmont County resident Mary Lee Powell generously donated $15,000 to replace the gymnasium floor at the New Horizons Campus of The Village Network in Bethesda, Ohio. To celebrate Powell and her donation, The Village Network will host a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house. During the ribbon cutting, a child will share his testimony […]

Thirteen-year-old Maddie won first place in her school’s essay competition for an original piece about The Village Network and its services. Her essay earned her a $100 reward, which the school will donate to The Village Network. Maddie is the daughter of Brenda Morris, administrative assistant at The Village Network, and the second child of an employee to win first place […]

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 […]