How much screen time is “too much”?

I’m sure that every parent has some experience with the dreaded topic of “screen time.” Almost every child I know has some kind of electronic device such as a tablet or a phone.  My own household has had it’s “screen time” drama, when I had to pry my 9-year-old daughter’s tablet out of her hands […]

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Volunteers are a blessing!

Volunteers are a blessing!  Volunteers are blessed!  Volunteering is good for the heart and the soul because you are taking the time out of your own busy lives to help someone in need.  You’re helping someone and you’re getting a real feel-good in return. No work is small, and volunteers are extremely valuable resources for […]

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Giving Tuesday at Youth Village

Giving Tuesday is coming soon, and at Youth Village we know that while it is important to always offer a helping hand to children in need, it is just as important for children to learn that they should give back as well.  That is why we are getting the children involved in the Giving Tuesday spirit. […]

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A Mother’s Heart

Below is an email that I received from one of our parents telling me about a text message from her late father-in-law, Pastor Charles Sansom of Ft. Walton Beach who passed away in September of 2018. I am so grateful and moved by her testimony and very happy that all 3 of her children joined […]

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