Job ready: Some Youth Villages students get hands-on with a forklift
A group of residents at Youth Villages received training and certification in forklift operations — preparation for a potential career.
Topic: Youth Villages
RSSThere are 58 article(s) tagged Youth Villages:
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July 2026
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Movers & Shakers: Youth Villages names chief of staff
Also, the Museums of Science and History, Dixon Gallery & Gardens and Pickering Firm make announcements.
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May 2026
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Grief to graduation: Woman honors her mother’s legacy after losing three family members in crash
Brittney Wilson’s mother, Tonya Cannady, was her best friend. When her mother and brothers were killed in a car wreck, she considered quitting nursing school. But her mom’s colleagues at Youth Villages helped her get through it.
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April 2026
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2 more mass shooting victims file $15M suits against Youth Villages
The two were both shot April 9, 2025, during a meeting of Youth Village’s SWITCH program in Hickory Hill.
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March 2026
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Family files $35 million wrongful death suit against Youth Villages
Matthew De’Marcus Williams, 22, was shot and killed while attending a violence intervention program meeting in 2025. His family has filed a wrongful death suit against Youth Villages.
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January 2026
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Bailey: Maybe pillowcases at Youth Village should be a reminder to help year-round
A group of volunteers makes pillowcases for the incoming residents at Youth Villages, and maybe we all should take that as a reminder to help folks in need all year.
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Stitching love into every seam: Quilt guild’s pillowcases give Youth Villages children something of their own
A local quilting group donates part of their talent to Youth Villages residents, creating pillowcases for the children living in the Bartlett facility.
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November 2025
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Heroes needed: Youth Villages preps for annual Holiday Heroes initiative
The Holiday Heroes program for Youth Villages is underway and the organization is looking for volunteers to make the holidays special for young people under its care.
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August 2025
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Bartlett chamber honors businesses doing important work
A fun island vibe was served as the backdrop in Bartlett on Friday, Aug. 8, as the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Barty awards gala.
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July 2025
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Youth program achieving results in effort to combat juvenile crime, study shows
University of Memphis study shows that SWITCH Youth program meant to decrease juvenile crime is having a positive effect.
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May 2025
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Youth Villages board chair urged DA to not prosecute staffers
After the death of Alegend Jones, the board chair for Youth Villages wrote to Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy, saying that “irreparable damage to the reputation of our staff and this incredible organization will be done.”
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Police likely looking for more suspects in Memphis Allies shooting
Memphis police likely still looking for at least two more suspects in mass shooting that killed one and injured five at Memphis Allies meeting, based on information contained in an affidavit.
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Criminal case against Youth Villages staffers dropped, DA’s office says
Four Youth Villages staffers previously had been indicted for facilitation of aggravated child abuse and facilitation of reckless homicide in the death of 17-year-old Alegend Jones.
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Youth Villages, family of Alegend Jones release statement
“All parties believe this is a good resolution,” the statement said regarding the death.
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December 2024
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Recipe Exchange: Pia Mitchell’s sweet potato cupcakes
For 20 years, Pia Mitchell has been leading cooking classes at Youth Villages and teaching area youth the skills needed to work in the food industry.
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June 2024
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Youth Villages teen died from ‘complications of restraint,’ autopsy says
Following two physical altercations with staff members, Alegend Jones was placed in a “therapeutic hold,” a type of brief physical restraint where staff hold a child’s arms and legs while they are standing to regulate their behavior.
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Youth Villages says autopsy clears staff of wrongdoing in teen’s death
Officials at the youth residential facility continued to push back Tuesday, June 25, against earlier claims Alegend Jones died of head trauma while in their custody.
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May 2024
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Shelby County Commission to vote on pay raises for County Clerk’s office
County administration has yet to review the raises, which are one of several resolutions on the Monday, May 6, agenda.
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February 2024
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Gallery: Youth Villages hosts soup-er fundraiser in Downtown Memphis
At The Kent, Memphians tasted food from 25 local restaurants and caterers for Youth Villages’ 35th annual Soup Sunday. Proceeds from the event benefit the nonprofit’s LifeSet program.
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December 2023
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Family of late Youth Villages teen discusses video of incident
The family of a teenager who died after a physical altercation at a Youth Villages facility discussed video footage of the encounter with members of the media Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Youth Villages resident’s hospital records show rare diagnosis before death
Attorney Ben Crump disclosed Alegend Jones’ medical records during a press conference as he urged Youth Villages to release video of the event that led to her injuries.
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Opinion: What I know to be true about Youth Villages
“After seeing the barrage of allegations concerning Youth Villages, I felt the need to speak the truth. The truth is that we need more organizations like Youth Villages, not fewer — committed to transforming systems and improving the lives of people that for far too long have been left behind.”
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Siblings allege new cases of abuse at Youth Villages
Another Memphis family has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump over alleged abuse at Youth Villages.
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November 2023
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Family of Youth Villages teen who died after ‘medical emergency’ hires Crump
“The ball is in your court, Youth Villages,” Crump said Wednesday. “We’re not going away.”
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Youth Villages begins annual Holiday Heroes drive
Holiday Heroes, the annual drive seeking money and donations for Youth Villages children at Christmas, kicks off this week.
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