Youth Villages’ Intercept program aims to restore families one at a time
“She’s a very smart girl. Really, she can do anything she puts her mind to do,” Lela Bennett (right), said of her granddaughter Daniya Bennett at their Westwood home. The family is part of Youth Villages’ Intercept program. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Once, Youth Villages was strictly about helping kids through residential treatment centers. But when data showed that work was not accomplishing enough, founder Patrick Lawler changed the vision.
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Youth Villages Intercept program Patrick Lawler Priscilla Carter Daniya Bennett Lela Bennett Westwood Amanda ThomasDon Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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