At Youthville, USA our job is to recruit and train the parents that will have the dedication and commitment to open their homes and hearts to these kids. We help match the best home to the specific child's situation, and then provide whatever support and services the parents and child need. Mentors, school shadows, therapists and medical professionals are all a part of the child's treatment team. It is our job to pull all these people together to make the best life possible for that child. Our people have a deep and daily involvement in the life of that child and the function of that home. We strive for long-term, permanent placements, and our ultimate goal is adoption, or reunification with the biological parents when appropriate.

Sometimes it takes more support than even a highly trained set of parents and treatment team can provide. Sometimes children will require a home environment that features around the clock professional care that only a group home setting can provide. Youthville, USA’s group home philosophy is that a licensed staffed group home facility can still provide the security, support and caring of a traditional home. Group homes don't have to be the sterile lock-down type of cold medical building. They can be run as traditional homes, with parent figures in the home supported by extra staff in an extended family type dynamic. This is the Youthville, USA way.

It doesn't stop there. While social services provides funds for the care of these children, it typically stops when the children reach the age of eighteen. There are few provisions and fewer funds to help transition a child to life on their own. Children can be literally dumped off on a street corner with their bags and a pat on the back. The Youthville, USA way is to provide options for our kids other than the street. Vocational training, apprenticeship programs, halfway houses and college assistance are all part of our total commitment to our kids - a lifetime commitment.