Trauma Informed Wellness, Resilience & Character Development Program
New Life Village is home to children ages birth to 21 who’ve been impacted by foster care and/or trauma(s), their caregivers, and senior neighbors. NLV’s holistic program is designed to cultivate daily connections and promote healing and ensures that each child has a family that is supportive and supported. Our program allows children to realize safety, housing stability, permanency, healing and the ability to thrive within a trauma informed community. Our Program also offers evidence-based interventions to support emotional well-being, self-sufficiency, and economic mobility.
Village Programing Includes
Family Support Plans
New Life Village connects residents in need of system navigation services with local agencies and churches to ensure each family is receiving available resources and supports for their mental and physical wellness, educational and vocational needs. Many of the children are neurodiverse and our staff partners with their caregivers to find needed supports. If Village caregivers are supported and are accomplishing family goals, Village children will experience healthier outcomes.
Onsite Resources, Supports, and Activities
Every day, Village residents, Program Partners and volunteers come together to provide children with opportunities to learn, play, exercise, and build healing relationships. The Village program builds resilience, trust, emotional intelligence, respect and community values. Our wholistic community approach to providing family support, senior services and community connection has built place, permanence and purpose for our residents. Village programing includes:
- Academic Tutoring
- Crisis Intervention & Family Coaching
- Educational Exploration & Advancement
- Career Readiness Resources
- Financial Literacy Workshops
- Homeownership Program
- Trauma- Informed Training
- Psychoeducational & Support Groups
- Arts, Wellness & Enrichment Activities
- Communal Celebrations
- Onsite Sports Activities
- Mentoring Programs
New Life Village is a Trauma Informed Community
New Life Village is a Trauma-Informed Community! Experiences in childhood matter. Research has shown that childhood stress and trauma impact health well into adulthood. Your biography becomes your biology. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are circumstances like physical and sexual abuse, psychological abuse, and neglect. The original ACE Study by Kaiser Permanente and the CDC is one of the largest studies investigating the health and social effects of negative childhood experiences. Most children at the Village have a score of least 6 ACEs.
