HIS SUCCESS

ISN’T A MYSTERY

Routine, rewards, structure and father key components in Marquell’s success ... 4

DYNIQUA KEEPS UPTeen turns energies to a positive direction, results show at home and at school ... 5

Family Victories from Youth Villages Georgia Spring 2012

Drumming program receives donation ... 10

Learning is everywhere at Inner Harbour school ... 6

Staff, volunteers partner to build children-designed playground ... 8

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Youth Villages was founded on the belief that every child deserves to be

safe, happy and loved.

This year is the third anniversary of our partnership with the Department

of Children and Family Services and the Department of Juvenile Justice. We

highlight our successes and effective, cost-saving practices in our three-year

report on our website. In addition to providing Intercept intensive in-home

services, we also help children and families be successful through our Inner

Harbour residential campus.

We take on the toughest cases and provide unprecedented levels of sup-

port and care for youth and their families. Bolstered by nearly two decades of

research, our staff provides help to youth and families 24 hours a day. We do

it not only because it works, but because we care about the lasting success of

children and families.

Data show that more than 70 percent of the youth who receive at least 60

days of services are living successfully at home. In addition, Youth Villages’

most recent six-month follow-up survey shows:

n 89 percent are either in school or have graduated.

n 82 percent report no involvement with the law.

n 74 percent were at home.

n Only 4 percent of youth went to a residential treatment center.

n Only 5 percent of youth were placed in detention/corrections centers.

n No children were placed in acute psychiatric hospitals.

Thanks to the collaborative effort of Youth Villages, the Georgia DFCS and

DJJ, these children have opportunities they never thought possible. Thank

you for the chance to make a difference for the children of Georgia.

A message from

Our directors

Three years’ help for Georgia’s most troubled youth

Emily Acker and Kate Cantrell

Ira Blumenthal

Kenneth A. Campbell *

Robert F. Clayton

Rick Crain

Marietta Davis*

Rob Douglass

Karole Lloyd*

Lynn Merrill

Jennifer S. Queen*

Robert L. Rearden III

Matthew F. Tarkenton *

David Tyler *

*member of Youth Villages’ national board of directors

GEORGIALEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Kate CantrellDirector of Programs-Georgia1777 Northeast Expressway NE, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30329404-320-2957kate.cantrell@youthvillages.org

Emily AckerDirector of Residential Programs-Georgia4685 Dorsett Shoals Road Douglasville, GA 30135 770-852-6298emily.acker@youthvillages.org

YOUTH VILLAGESBOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mike Bruns, Chairman

Ronnie Randall, Vice Chairman

Jimmy Lackie, Secretary

Paul Bower, Treasurer

Jim Barton Jr.

Eric Bolton

Kenneth A. Campbell

Marietta Davis

Joanna Jacobson

Rev. Robert Earl Jones

Bryan Jordan

Karole Lloyd

Mark Medford

Jim Parrish

Johnny Pitts

Ray Pohlman

Jennifer S. Queen

Matthew F. Tarkenton

David Tyler

Betsy Walkup

George White

Patrick Lawler, CEO

Atlanta

GeorgiaDouglasville

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GEORGIA SUCCESS

The graph above represents the status of Georgia youth at one year after discharge through December 2011. Figures include only youth who re-ceived at least 60 days of service and reflect a response rate of 59 percent.

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vProgram Success

As a national leader in the field of behavioral health, Youth Villages has measured

outcomes of children and families participating in its programs since 1994.

NEWS AND NOTES AROUND YOUTH VILLAGES

Lewis G. Holland Sr., a longtime

civic leader in Atlanta and a member

of Youth Villages’ board of directors,

died Oct. 5. He was 75. Mr. Holland

supported the Inner Harbour Campus

just outside Atlanta for many years and joined the board

when Youth Villages merged with Inner Harbour in 2009.

“Lewis Holland was a true champion for our country’s

most vulnerable children,” said Pat Lawler, CEO of Youth

Villages. “His undaunted passion for our work was clear

in the way he was personally involved in our mission.

Youth Villages would not be the organization it is today

without his guidance and involvement.”

A LIFE OF SERVICE: BOARD MEMBER REMEMBERED

Lewis Holland Sr.Georgia Leadership Council, Youth Villages National Board of Directors

LAWLER PENS AJC ARTICLEPatrick Lawler, CEO of Youth Villag-

es, recently wrote an opinion column

for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

stressing the healing power of families

and highlighting the work Youth Vil-

lages does in Georgia through part-

nering with the Georgia Division of

Family and Children Services and the

Department of Juvenile Justice.

YOUTH VILLAGES CEO TAKES PART IN WHITE HOUSE ROUNDTABLE

Patrick Lawler also joined other

child advocates recently for a roundta-

ble discussion with President Obama’s

Domestic Policy Council staff at the

White House.

The meeting focused on the Child

and Family Services Improvement

and Innovation Act. It expands the

Title IV-E waiver program to allow

more states to use federal foster care

funds to develop or provide innovative

prevention or reunification services

that help children avoid foster care

entirely, reunite with family members

more quickly or find new families

through adoption.

Other White House roundtable par-

ticipants included Jonathan Green-

blatt, new director of the White House

Office of Social Innovation and Civic

Participation, Racquel Russell, special

assistant to the president for mobility

and opportunity, and John Carson, of-

fice of public engagement.

The law is one of the only big bipar-

tisan initiatives passed by the Con-

gress so far this year.

It expands the Title IV-E waiver

program to allow more states to use

federal foster care funds to develop

or provide innovative prevention

or reunification services that help

children avoid foster care entirely,

reunite with family members more

quickly or find new families through

adoption.

Roundtable participants discussed

the use of evidence- and research-

based practices and stressed the

importance of measuring outcomes

to determine effective programs to be

implemented on a large scale.

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The foster mother re-

ported that he could get out

of hand.

The Georgia Division of

Family and Children Ser-

vices caseworker assigned

to the family said he had a

major behavior issue and

would really act out.

It carried over to school,

where he was physically ag-

gressive to peers and staff.

Marquell was referred to

Youth Villages from DFCS

about a month before he

reunified with his father,

Marcello.

Then Marquell’s behavior

changed. The reasons for it

are a mystery. By all ac-

counts, his physical aggres-

sion and outbursts reported

by the foster parent and

state just didn’t happen any

more.

“I never saw it,” Marcello

said. “He’s always been a

great boy.”

But he still needed help.

Marquell was placed in

foster care following allega-

tions of abuse by his mother.

He’s also diagnosed with

ADHD, which created prob-

lems with impulse control.

Youth Villages Family In-

tervention Specialist Kayla

Billups worked with Mar-

cello to create a safe, stable

environment for Marquell.

She worked with Marquell

on coping skills. They met

up to three times

each week, with

Kayla on call 24

hours a day.

The Intercept

intensive in-

home services

program is a

proven alterna-

tive treatment

for children and

youth who oth-

erwise would be

placed in foster

care, residential

treatment, de-

tention centers,

hospitals or other juvenile

facilities. Diverting youth

from these out-of-home

placements, Intercept fam-

ily intervention specialists

provide guidance and treat-

ment resources for youth

and families in their own

homes.

“DFCS made sure the

support services Marquell

received during foster care

went home with him,” said

Kirby Starks, Youth Villages

regional manager. “DFCS

set the foundation for Mar-

quell to succeed.”

DFCS and Youth Villages

collaborated often to ensure

the family had social sup-

ports and positive activities

for Marquell.

Weekly goals were set up

to give Marquell something

to focus on. They achieved a

two-fold benefit.

“One week we’d work

on outbursts, then the next

week we’d work on Mar-

quell cleaning his room,”

Marcello said. “Part of it

was getting him to stay on

task, but it also let Marquell

understand that being a

part of the family required

his contribution.”

Marquell’s in the third

grade and said math is his

favorite subject.

“I like living at home,” he

said. “I get my work done

and I get to watch movies or

play games.”

Marquell was discharged

in October. On his days off,

Marcello regularly visits his

son’s school.

“I’m pretty active with

the school to make sure

everything’s going well

there,” he said. “Not only

that Marquell’s getting the

care he needs and following

up on everything, but also

to check on Marquell and

make sure he’s doing what

he needs to do.”

Kayla said dad sometimes

visits the school and sits in

during Marquell’s class.

“He developed a good

rapport with the teachers

and advocated for Mar-

quell,” she said. “Marcello’s

worked very hard to make a

good home for his son, and I

commend him for that.”

But the change in behav-

ior when Marquell went to

his father’s house remains

a mystery. Maybe it was his

system, as Marcello calls it,

where Marquell has work to

do and then gets to do what

he wants. Marcello doesn’t

suffer silliness during work

time, and is consistent with

rewards and consequences.

From day one, Kayla said

dad has done whatever has

been asked of him to make

a home for Marquell.

“Maybe it was his stern-

ness,” she said. “Or the way

he handled Marquell. He’s

always been supportive and

helpful to Marquell, never

rude or anything like that.

He just never left the door

open for Marquell to act

up.”

Kayla went to court with

Marcello during custody

hearings. She helped Mar-

cello develop a rapport

with Marquell’s teachers at

school.

“We had a lot to work

through,” Marcello said.

“But it’s so much better now.

I’m happy Marquell’s at

home.”

Marquell with his father, Marcello

THERE’S NO MYSTERY TO MARQUELL’S SUCCESS

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Dyniqua’s chatty. She likes being in-

volved, helping others and keeping up

with current events. She doesn’t hold

back and speaks her mind. It takes

a lot of energy, and she has plenty to

spare.

But that energy was going in a nega-

tive direction.

“She was stubborn,” Katherine, her

mother, said. “You could tell her she

wasn’t going to see her friends, but she

found a way to leave the house and

go.”

She was physically and verbally

aggressive. Dyniqua became involved

with a local gang. She fought. She had

problems with authority. When her

mother fell upon

hard times, Dyni-

qua was taken into

state custody. At

first, she lived with

her grandmother,

but that didn’t last.

Some of her peers

physically assaulted

her grandmother.

Finally, Dyniqua

went to Youth Villages’ Inner Harbour

residential campus.

Sitting over dinner a little more

than a year later with her mother,

her younger sister and Youth Villages

Family Intervention Specialist Calai

Seifer, Dyniqua offered this confession

of her previous behavior.

“That doesn’t sound like me, does

it?”

Calai started working with Dyniqua

at Inner Harbour.

“We went through a difficult period,

and she wanted to test me,” the coun-

selor said. “But she worked hard and

we explored different ways to handle

things.”

Calai and Youth Villages worked

together with the Georgia Division of

Family and Children Services to help

ensure Dyniqua transitioned to her

mother’s home successfully. Following

the brief stay at Inner Harbour, Dyni-

qua and her mother began Intercept

intensive in-home services.

At home, Calai worked with Kath-

erine on increasing the structure and

safety in the home. Youth Villages

routinely works with state partners to

provide intensive in-home services as

an alternative to out-of-home place-

ments. Family intervention specialists

meet with families an average of three

times weekly and remaining on call

around the clock. Services are cus-

tomized to meet each family’s needs,

while measuring treatment progress

through ongoing assessment and

review.

“The thing with Dyniqua was that

she was either a one or a 10,” Calai

said. “There was no middle. Behavior-

ally, we had to find a five.”

Once home, Dyniqua joined the

cheerleading squad and ran for class

president. She’s involved. She keeps

up with what’s going on at the school

and looks after her friends. At din-

ner, she chatted with Calai and her

mother, turning periodically to assist

and share food with her sister. She’s

not sure if she wants to be a lawyer or

not, but it’s an option.

“I’m still the same as I was – I speak

my mind,” Dyniqua said. “But through

Youth Villages, I learned how to say it

in a different way.”

Dyniqua

DYNIQUA FINDS A BETTER WAY TO SPEAK HER MIND

The Youth Villages Intercept in-home

services program provides treatment

to troubled children and families in

their own homes at times convenient

for the families.

The program serves children up to

age 18 who have serious emotional and

behavioral problems.

Intercept specializes in diverting

youth from out-of-home placements

such as residential treatment facilities,

foster homes, psychiatric residential

treatment centers, hospitals or group

homes, and successfully reuniting

children with their families in the com-

munity.

Stabilization services generally last

four to six months, while reunifica-

tion services generally last six to nine

months. Intercept family intervention

specialists are skilled at reuniting fami-

lies even when the child has been out

of the home for an extended period.

All treatment is family-centered and

includes strength-based interventions.

Our comprehensive treatment ap-

proach includes family therapy, mental

health treatment for caregivers,

parenting skills education, educational

interventions, development of posi-

tive peer groups, and extensive help

for families and children in accessing

community resources and long-term,

ongoing support.

Intercept family intervention spe-

cialists provide services to the family,

rather than just to the youth, meet-

ing with families at least three times

weekly and remaining on call around

the clock.

Specialists collaborate with other

providers, case workers and courts to

formulate a collaborative treatment

plan. Small caseloads – four to six

families – allow our family interven-

tion specialists to focus on the indi-

vidual needs of each child and family

we serve.

Our research-based programs help

states reform their social services

systems by providing measurable,

sustainable results at a lower cost. We

achieve cost savings by diverting youth

from out-of-home placements, offering

in-home services as an alternative and

working toward family reunification.

KEEPING CHILDREN AT HOME, WITH FAMILY

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continued on page 7

Seven students in Dede

Chase’s classroom just

finished reading about Liz

Murray, a young girl who was

homeless and earned a schol-

arship to Harvard University.

Her story was made popular

by a made-for-TV movie,

“Homeless to Harvard: The

Liz Murray Story.”

Just outside the classroom,

Tyrel was preparing to be

discharged, but he wanted

to read a poem to the class

before he left. Chase took the

opportunity to give the stu-

dents an assignment: listen to

the poem, and then give it a

title and a cover drawing.

Tyrel entered the room,

wiping his eyes with a tissue.

The class waited silently as

Tyrel gathered his emotions

and began reading.

“… Parents divorced, foster

homes, leaving me with all

these memories that were

bad, I really hoped they could

have been a better mom and

stepdad … Now I am moving

forward in my life, no more

pain, misery or strife. Now

I’m a strong young man, do-

ing the best that I can.”

Tyrel’s poem offered

closure for the group and a

chance for the class and Tyrel

to say goodbye. The class also

used the event to interpret

meaning. The class assign-

ment was summed up best by

one student who drew faces

accompanying “I hate to see

him leave, I will feel lonely,

sad, upset, disappointed …

and happy.”

FOSTERING A LIFE-LONG LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Youth Villages-Inner Harbour school teacher Dede Chase takes every opportunity to turn things into learning events for young people at Inner Harbour.

Tyrel reads a poem to his class before being discharged. It took him three weeks to write the poem about his life and his time at Inner Harbour.

Above, African drumming is an important component of life at Inner Harbour. In addition to the therapeutic benefits of drumming, students also learn about African history and culture.

At left, Jason tends to lizards in a terrarium at Inner Harbour school. Jason and others in his class care for numerous animals, including a cocka-tiel named Georgia, lizards, numerous fish, turtles and a python. In addition to caring for the animals, they also learn about each animal’s habitat and behavior and learn math skills through mixing appropri-ate strengths for purifying the water in tanks and measuring appropriate amounts of food.

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNINGfrom page 6

Jack and Edward were part of

Youth Villages-Inner Harbour school

chess team that competed in the

seven-school Douglas County Team

Chess Tournament. The team finished

fourth. Edward, who remembered

watching his grandfather play chess

in the park when he was younger,

said nerves were the reason he lost

his first match.

“One of the people I played against

was real cocky, and I was nervous,” he

said. “I didn’t want to shake his hand

after the match, but I did.”

He won his next four matches.

After the tournament, the class

wrote essays about their experiences.

Some created PowerPoint presenta-

tions that brought the event into a

context of learning. Teacher James

Couch’s chess curriculum shows

students sportsmanship. It enforces

the academic concepts of geometry

and algebraic notation. It also en-

hances critical thinking and social

skills. Through chess, students learn

to understand the consequences of

decisions.

“We tap into things that interest the

children and expand on their inter-

est,” said Penny Honeycutt, Inner

Harbour school principal. “Through

positive experiences, they are able to

see how they can contribute in a posi-

tive way in whatever situation they

are confronted with. Most important-

ly, they have fun.”

Youth Villages-Inner Harbour

school operates under the premise

that learning is everywhere, and it’s

in everything they do. From African

drumming and chess, to landscaping

meeting places and caring for ani-

mals, youth at Inner Harbour school

let their experience define what aca-

demic concepts they learn.

“We encourage our students to

reflect and evaluate how they learn,

and they become personally involved

in their educational and social ex-

periences,” Honeycutt said. “Their

retention of educational concepts

increases dramatically when they’re

given the opportunity to hear, see,

touch and emotionally connect with

the concepts we’re teaching.”

Recently, members of James Couch’s class at Inner Harbour school constructed a fire pit. In addition to grading the land, digging the pit (below) and constructing drainage, the class also transported logs to place by the pit. Called group logs, they offer groups an opportunity to sit together for celebra-tions and other group functions.

The Youth Villages-Inner Harbour Campus is one

of Georgia’s largest psychiatric residential treat-

ment programs for seriously emotionally troubled

children and youth. The woodland setting on 1,200

acres just outside Atlanta offers a therapeutic en-

vironment, including a lake, a sports field, running

track and playgrounds for recreational activities.

Children at the Youth Villages-Inner Harbour Campus in Douglasville, Ga., have a new dream playground thanks to KaBOOM!, MetLife, Youth Villages’ supporters and the hard work of more than 200 volunteers.Some of the children receiving treatment at the campus helped design their dream playground and the volunteers came together last year to build it for them.

KIDS DESIGN PLAYGROUND; COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEERS, STAFF BUILD IT!KABOOM!

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A day in the life of Inner Harbour School

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DONATION HELPS SPREAD INNER HARBOUR’S DRUMBEATLynn Goodendorf was initially skep-

tical of the benefits of drumming.

She plays the piano, and is aware

of the power of music. But she was

unconvinced of claims that Youth

Villages–Inner Harbour’s drumming

program stimulates brain activity and

makes children more open to therapy.

At Inner Harbour, the African drum

program engages youth in building and

playing drums. It improves their hand-

eye coordination and teaches musical

skills. The program also reports youth

achieve a state of reduced feelings of

anger and depression. In fact, they re-

port feeling rejuvenated and stronger.

Many report more beneficial therapy

sessions following drumming.

Goodendorf would have to try it

herself.

“When I was on the board at Inner

Harbour, I was able to participate in a

drumming lesson,” Goodendorf said.

“I am musical, but I’d never played the

drums. I’d observed the classes before

and saw how much fun the youth were

having, but to experience it was some-

thing else. It was wonderful, and I

found myself energized, yet surprised

at how calm I felt.”

For youth at Inner Harbour, the

drumming program also offers learn-

ing opportunities and fosters coop-

eration and enhanced mental focus.

Goodendorf recently donated $2,500 to

the program.

Her donation is one of many that

help the program continue through

the purchase of materials to build

the drums, expenses for off-campus

performances and other supplies

needed to continue the program. A

group of young people in the program

has performed at the John F. Kennedy

Center for the Performing Arts in

Washington, D.C., and has been in-

vited to perform at the 2012 Summer

Olympics in London.

“Lynn has long been a champion of

the critical work being done at Inner

Harbour,” said Emily Acker, Youth Vil-

lages Georgia director of residential

programs. “Our drumming program

is a real showcase of what our young

people can accomplish, and her dona-

tion will go a long way in helping us

continue that work.”

Goodendorf was on the Inner Har-

bour board of directors from 2003 to

2006, and still has an interest in the

campus. She has a passion for help-

ing children achieve success through

experience and learning. In fact, her

donation to benefit the drumming

program wasn’t her first gift to Inner

Harbour. In addition to her service on

the board, Goodendorf also donated

startup money for children to create

a garden on campus after reading

about how gardening was an effective

therapy for concentration camp survi-

vors after World War II.

Most of all, Goodendorf has a passion

for helping children with behavioral is-

sues get to the cause of their issues and

move in a positive direction. She likes

what Inner Harbour school’s experien-

tial programs can accomplish.

“My husband and I are supporters

of experiential programs to improve

the effectiveness of more conven-

tional mental health care treatment,”

Goodendorf said. “Inner Harbour’s

programs are on the leading edge of

mental health care.”

The Youth Villages-Inner Harbour

Campus is one of Georgia’s largest

psychiatric residential treatment

programs for seriously emotionally

troubled children and youth. Serving

young people throughout the South-

east since 1962, the Inner Harbour

Campus merged with Youth Vil-

lages in the fall of 2009. The campus

includes two lakes, a sports field,

running track and playgrounds for

recreational activities. Hiking trails,

canoeing activities, a ropes course

and equine therapy

enhance treatment

as well.

Goodendorf, vice

president of data

privacy services for

VerSprite, has spent

more than 20 years

in computer and

network security

and risk management.

“No matter what your capacity to

give, there is always something some-

one can do to make a difference in

the lives of our young people,” said

Mary Norman, Youth Villages Georgia

director of development. “So much of

what is accomplished at Inner Harbour

requires donations of time and money.

Lynn showed through her donations

that she believes in the future and what

our young people can accomplish.”

Goodendorf

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THINKING ABOUTA PLANNED GIFT?

There are as many different ways

to support Youth Villages as there

are needs for your support. If you

are new to the concept of planned

giving, please visit youthvillages.

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tion. We have information on wills

and bequests, gifts of appreciated

stock, real estate, charitable re-

mainder trusts, gifts of retirement

assets, life insurance and chari-

table lead trusts.

There are definitions, wording

for wills, stories of how instruments

are created and much more. You

may want to visit the planned

giving calculator to see what a

planned gift would mean in your

unique circumstances. For infor-

mation, contact Mary Norman at

404-320-2969 or e-mail

mary.norman@youthvillages.org.

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CONTRIBUTIONS Thanks to our many supporters

The following donors made gifts to Youth Villages be-

tween Dec. 31, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2011. The board of directors

and staff of Youth Villages gratefully acknowledge these

thoughtful contributions.

If you made a contribution during this time but it is not

listed, please call the Youth Villages Development depart-

ment at 404-320-2969.

Mary NormanDirector

of Development 404-320-2969

mary.norman@youthvillages.org

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YOUTH VILLAGES1777 Northeast Expressway NE, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30329(Address Service Requested)

A private nonprofit organization, Youth Villages serves more than18,000 children and their families from offices in the following cities:Alabama: Auburn, Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, MobileArkansas: Jonesboro, Little RockFlorida: Lakeland, Miami, TampaGeorgia: Atlanta, DouglasvilleIndiana: Jeffersonville, MadisonMassachusetts: Lawrence, Plymouth, Springfield, Woburn, WorcesterMississippi: Biloxi, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, Hernando, Jackson, TupeloNew Hampshire: ManchesterNorth Carolina: Asheville, Boone, Charlotte, Concord, Greensboro, Greenville, Pinehurst, Raleigh-DurhamOregon: PortlandTennessee: Chattanooga, Clarksville, Columbia, Cookeville, Dickson, Dyersburg, Jackson, Johnson City,Knoxville, Linden, Memphis, Morristown, Nashville, ParisWashington, D.C.

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New Heights Georgia is published by Youth VillagesManaging Editor: Mary Norman

Associate Editor: Chris Pennington

Founded in 1986, Youth Villages is a private nonprofit organization with a national reputation for offering the most effec-tive programs and services to help emotionally and behaviorally troubled children and their families live successfully. Youth Villages’ Evidentiary Family Restoration™ approach involves intensive work with the child and family, a focus on measuring outcomes, keeping children in the community whenever safely possible, and providing unprecedented ac-countability to families and funders. The EFR approach produces lasting success for children, with success rates twice that of traditional services at one-third the cost of traditional care.