Youth Village - Youth Village Resources of Dallas
OUR MISSION: “To meet the needs of young men of the Dallas County Youth Village and Medlock Residential Treatment Center by providing resources that will aid them in finding strength and determination to succeed and lead a productive life.” Founded in 2001, The Youth Village Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization formed to benefit the residents of the Dallas County Youth Village in areas where Dallas County Juvenile Services is unable to fund or provide the necessary resources. In mid 2007 the Foundation was reorganized with a new board of directors, board chairman, board officers and board advisors. In addition the first ever full time Executive Director for the Foundation was hired. As part of our reorganization we included the residents of the Medlock Youth Treatment Center to those we serve and re-wrote our Mission statement to reflect the changes. The Youth Village Foundation is dedicated to helping juvenile offenders, ages 10 to 17 years old, reach their law abiding potential and to diverting them from further involvement with the juvenile justice system or progression to greater offenses. We are committed to putting positive outcomes within their reach and bolstering the success of the work done by the Dallas County Youth Village and Medlock programs. The Foundation seeks grants and raises and distributes funds, including corporate donations, to help deserving youth experience healthy activities and aid them in getting vocational training and educational scholarships. We work with these young men while they are at the Youth Village and Medlock facilities and after they are released. Upon release, and as they come off of probation, we are able to continue to communicate with them and offer solutions. The funds we use are primarily for attainable college scholarships, educational and vocational programs, the P.R.E.P. dog-training program, Project S.A.V.E. and the holiday programs.
