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...
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...
Lifeset Inspires Clarita to Pursue Education and Give Back to Community
At times, the hurt is too unbearable to return. When ties are cut, it can affect more than immediate family. It can reverberate through the community and sever bonds with friends, acquaintances and extended relatives. For Clarita, the pattern of hurt took a turn for...
LifeSet Helps Keshawna Move Beyond Trauma as She Transitions to College
Meet Keshawna, a bright, intelligent, independent college freshman ready to take on the world.
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...
LifeSet Program Helps Katrina Reach Her Goals
At just 20 years old, Katrina had walked a rocky road for most of her life. Due to domestic violence and verbal abuse, she was removed from her biological home two weeks before her 18th birthday.
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.
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.
Janie’s House youth receive a spa day from ‘She’s a Victor’ at Texture Studios
Desiree Allen, founder of ‘She’s a Victor’ nonprofit teamed up with Janie’s House youth to get pampered head to toe during a spa day at Texture Studios.