Youth Villages Routes Mariana’s Life Course

Youth Villages Routes Mariana’s Life Course

When many teenagers enter their junior year of high school, their life pathways are somewhat charted. For some, the path leads to college. For others, a trade or technical school. For still others, finding employment. But often that path is set up starting with the...

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Learning How to Cope

Learning How to Cope

Nineteen-year-old Trinity has learned many life skills through the Youth Villages LifeSet program, which serves as a bridge from foster care to successful adulthood and helps young adults build the skills they need to live independently and successfully. After a few...

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Achieving Goals – Ayla’s Story

Achieving Goals – Ayla’s Story

High school is difficult for any teenager, but for a teen facing issues at home, those challenges can become even more daunting. It is even more difficult as 18 approaches. Ayla endured years of uncertainty and trouble at home. She was finally placed at a center due...

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Amani’s LifeSet Story

Amani’s LifeSet Story

Amani, 19, spent over three years in the foster care system due to instability in her home. During that time she was placed in the care of relatives – a kinship foster placement, often the best for children.

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Becoming a Successful Parent – Maddie’s Story

Becoming a Successful Parent – Maddie’s Story

At 16 years old, Maddie gave birth to a baby boy. She was living in a small apartment with her mother at the time. Maddie and her mom had issues relating to each other. They were in family therapy, but Maddie felt it wasn’t enough.

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