The Licking County Foundation has donated $15,000 toward a new van for The Village Network of Newark. Jeff Cox, foundation board member and Connie Hawk, executive director presented the check to Dave Paxton, Regional Director on March 3, 2008. The new van will provide transportation ...

The average age of a youth in treatment at The Village Network, across all programs and locations is 11.53 years old. The earlier a child is in treatment the more likely they will be able to make positive, permanent changes. 

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The Village Network of Cleveland has been working in partnership with the Cuyahoga County Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) for over a year now to serve as Care Coordinators.

Our trained professionals work with and assist DCFS employees by identifying resources for high risk and difficult to place youth that have been in residential care for an average of 57 months. The goal is to return the children to their communities with formal and informal wrap around supports for successful transitions.

Originally 12 youth were involved with the program. Seven of the original 12 were successfully transitioned to residing with a family member, foster parent or independent living. Currently there are 16 children in the program.

"The National Wrap Around Initiative is changing the way human services does business," said Jennifer LaCortiglia, program director of The Village Network of Cleveland. "We are working together with Cuyahoga County to build better transition paths for many of the high risk and difficult to place youth."

The Ohio Assocation of Child Caring Agencies (OACCA) is a state-wide network of public and private child and family serving agencies. OACCA represents member interests to the Ohio General Assembly and other areas of the state government. We also take an active approach to federal and local issues that affect our member agencies.

The Village Network is a member of OACCA and a number of staff serve on various advocacy committees to further the cause of care and treatment for troubled and traumatized youth. in Ohio.