Changing Young Lives Across the Full Spectrum of Care.
Utah Youth Village provides support services to youth and families facing challenging life circumstances using evidence-based solutions to positively influence healthy behaviors. The Village is comprised of four divisions and a mentoring program which has made the Village one of Utah's largest and most respected nonprofits.
Treatment Foster Homes
In our Treatment Foster Homes, we combine the normalizing influence of family-based care with specialized treatment interventions.
Families First
Families First is Utah’s premier evidence-based, in-home program designed to teach parents and youth skills to improve family functioning.
Smarter Parenting
Smarter Parenting is an extensive online resource where parents can learn effective, concrete, proven parenting skills included in the Teaching Family Model. The Smarter Parenting website offers voluminous amounts of parenting support resources, over 100 downloadable podcasts; a popular Youtube channel , customized online coaching sessions with trained clinicians and individualized behavioral plans.
Alpine Academy
Features two therapeutic boarding schools approximately three miles apart that provide academic and therapeutic support to youth from all around the United Sates. Both campuses are licensed as residential treatment facilities and provide a nurturing, individualized and strength-based treatment and learning environment.
Mentoring Program
Our mentoring is a structured service provided by trained individuals intended to provide strength-based support to the youth we serve. The Village Mentoring program uses the Teaching Family Model and can include academic support and tutoring, positive role modeling, career exploration, extracurricular activities and basic guidance and support.