Pandemic’s been a time of growth for Youth Villages
There’s a place to practice boxing moves at Youth Villages’ Bower Activity Center. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Instead of contracting services and jobs during the pandemic, Youth Villages has been adding positions and has a job fair set for Tuesday, May 25. “A lot of organizations stopped taking kids” once the pandemic hit,” CEO Patrick Lawler said. “We did not. We kept our doors open.”
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Youth Villages Patrick Lawler COVID-19Don 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.