new heights georgia - spring 2012
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Newsletter for Youth Villages in Georgia.TRANSCRIPT
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 [email protected]
Emily AckerDirector of Residential Programs-Georgia4685 Dorsett Shoals Road Douglasville, GA 30135 [email protected]
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.
OutcomesAt Six-month Follow-upAt Six month Follow up
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In school or graduated
*82.7% of youth were in state custody at admission to the program.
89%
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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to support Youth Villages as there
are needs for your support. If you
are new to the concept of planned
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assets, life insurance and chari-
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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-
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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-
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of Development 404-320-2969
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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.