The Village Family Services

The Village Family Services is proud to partner with UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families for a Pride Month webinar, featuring our own Corinna Kirby as a panelist. LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately represented in foster care and often face unique challenges related to safety, affirmation, and belonging. Join us on June 23rd via Zoom for this important conversation. Link in bio!

Corinna is one of our youth ambassadors for our Affirming Closet at our Drop-In Center, generously funded by the Anthony Pritzker Family Foundation. In this role, she has flourished as a leader and advocate for LGBTQ+ unhoused and foster youth.

In celebration of Pride Month, Corinna and other panelists will be offering her expertise and experience during UCLA Pritzker Center's annual Pride Talk!

Advance registration is required. Visit the link below for more info and to RSVP. We are so proud of and grateful for you, Corinna! 🫶 🌈

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeICKlzVWRQJAPEnpXIsRAmQUmvWVm88jejHigWDEa6IaTzrg/viewform

Every story in this report begins with you. 💛

We invite you to read our latest impact report. You will see how your support helped create a safe place to land for thousands of children, young people, and families across Los Angeles.

>> Read the full report: https://thevillagefs.org/annual-report/impact-report-2024-2025/

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!

Join us for a free webinar on May 20 at 2 p.m., where we be joined by a panel of experts who will openly discuss how trauma in men can contribute to mental health challenges. We will also explore the stigma around expressing emotions, barriers to developing meaningful support systems, and the structural barriers that keep men from seeking meaningful mental health support. Submit your questions in advance to [email protected]

It is Prevention of Violence Against Women week and Sexual Assault Awareness Month so we are highlighting the VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and are honored to have The Village Family Services on campus this week at Concorde NoHo! The mental health, housing, crisis intervention, and trauma-informed services and support they provide to youth and families across the LA Area is so important and needed. We know how important our mental and physical states are to individual success!

Longtime Village supporters Permanente just launched their Mental Health Career Accelerator and are now accepting applications for aspiring licensed mental health professionals to recieve up to $10,000 in financial support!

Do you know someone who would be a great fit? Or could this opportunity be for you?

Ideal candidates:
• Have a master’s degree in a mental health field
• Are early in their clinical licensure journey
• Are passionate about supporting communities with unmet mental health needs
• Work at a treatment center, Federally Qualified Health Center, or nonprofit mental health organization

Participants receive:
• Up to $10,000 in financial support
• Expert training and mentorship
• A peer support community
• A supported path toward clinical licensure

This program is helping grow a stronger, more representative mental health workforce while expanding access to care in communities that deserve it most.

Tag someone who should apply, share this post, or apply yourself.

Learn more and apply: www.thenationalcouncil.org/accelerator

We couldn't have asked for more beautiful location to spend the evening with Village friends and supporters. Thank you to our board chair Richard for hosting us and bringing together such a wonderful group of people.

We’re proud to be opening a new housing community for unhoused transitional age youth in Encino this summer! The Oaks will be a place of safety, stability and opportunity!
💛 A safe place. A fresh start.