The Village Blog

Incredible Years® (IY) is an evidence-based early-intervention series of workshops focused on helping mothers, fathers and caregivers learn effective parenting skills. In addition, the program fosters greater parental involvement in their children’s school, promoting students’ academic, social, and emotional skills and ultimately reducing or resolving conduct issues. Three [...]

We are pleased to announce the launch of our Mentored Internship Program and our first six interns from USC. The program reflects our commitment to fulfilling our strategic plan’s goal of being a “first-choice” agency for top-tier training in culturally affirming, trauma-informed social work and behavioral health care. [...]

Village Board member Matthew Inouye is well-acquainted with the societal pressures and obstacles many LGBTQ+ and unhoused youth face. Not so long ago, he was estranged from his parents and facing homelessness, sleeping on friends’ sofas while attending college. Through a queer studies class, Matthew learned about The [...]

In June, The Village hosted its first-ever Youth Night Out. The event took place at The Village’s Drop-In Center for Youth Services and was open to young people across The Village’s programs and throughout North Hollywood and San Fernando Valley communities. Youth Night Out drew some 300 participants, [...]

We are so pleased to announce that The Village Family Services, Inc. has been awarded a three-year renewal of accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for the following programs: Intensive Family-Based Services Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Prevention: Psychosocial Rehabilitation Adoption Foster Family and Kinship [...]

The Village Family Services Board of Directors is pleased to announce the addition of three new members beginning March 2022. Scott Mills serves as General Manager of The Garland. A second-generation hotelier with more than 30 years of hospitality experience, Mills oversees all aspects of the iconic North [...]