Villages of Indiana, Inc.
Championing Families for Children
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Family and Children Services
Foster Care and Kinship Care Family Services, Resource and Referral Family Preservation & Reunification, Assessment Homes, Child Care Services, Independent & Transitional Living, Healthy Families Services, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, and Adoption (private & Special Needs).
Therapeutic Foster Care
By placing children in specially prepared nurturing homes, we re-establish bonds of trust between a vulnerable child and the adult world. Foster families receive specialized training and 24-hour access to
services and support.
Adoption Services
The Villages offers private and
special needs adoptions. We provide preparation, education, placement and support throughout the adoption journey.
Healthy Families
By strengthening parent-child relationships in the early years, we prevent problems later. Our services to new parents include education in child development
and assistance in using community resources.
Older Youth Services
By supporting young adults who are leaving the child welfare system with life skills training in a community-based living environment, we give them
the opportunities they need to become independent, productive members of society.
Early Childhood Development
The Villages provides quality child care and early childhood development services through our Children’s Village location in Indianapolis. This state-of-the-art center provides care for children six weeks old to kindergarten age.
Family Services
By working with families who have dedicated themselves to making necessary life changes, we strive to preserve or reunify families according to their unique needs. Services include family, group and
individual counseling, assessment, skill-building
and parent education and mentoring.
Family Connection Network Kinship Care
The Villages has been providing supportive and educational services to relative caregivers since 2002. In addition to monthly support group meetings, we provide individualized case management services for those kinship caregivers in need of specialized guidance in accessing appropriate social, mental health or legal services.
Prevent Child Abuse Indiana
Providing primary child abuse prevention education to individuals, agencies, and communities throughout Indiana
Where we work
Awards
Angels in Adoption Award 2006
Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute
Angels in Adoption Award 2007
Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute
Affiliations & memberships
Alliance for Children and Families - Member 2013
Child Welfare League - Accredited Member 2000
Foster Family-based Treatment Association 1998
Prevent Child Abuse America - Member 2007
United Way Member Agency 2001
External reviews

Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
1. THE VILLAGES WILL PROVIDE INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP IN CHAMPIONING FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN!
2. THE VILLAGES' SERVICE ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION WILL BE INTENTIONAL AND STRATEGIC!
3. THE VILLAGES WILL BE AGGRESSIVE IN BUILDING THE CAPACITY TO SUSTAIN AND STRENGTHEN ITS LIFE-CHANGING
MISSION!
4. THE VILLAGES WILL STRIVE TO BE INDIANA'S NONPROFIT OF CHOICE!
5. THE VILLAGES WILL SERVE AS A TIRELESS VOICE FOR CHILDREN.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Villages of Indiana, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 10/24/2022
Justine Overturf-Singh
Fifth Third Bank
Term: 2023 - 2020
Michael North
Katz Sapper and Miller
David Barrett
Faegre Baker and Daniels
Todd Louden
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David McAvoy
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Daniel Phair
Holladay Properties
Justine Overturf Singh
Fifth Third Bank
Matt Hook
Centerfield Capital Partners
Rhonda Yoder Breman
Schlueter Breman LLC
Debbie Christie
Community Leader
Robert Greising
Krieg DeVault
Demetrees Hutchins
DL Hutchins Consulting
Steve York
Community Leader
Kellie Capone
Community Leader
Matt Dunn
DR Horton
Rachana Fischer
US Attorney's Office
Ryan Davis
Fifth Third Bank
Denise Herd
Herd Strategies
Devina Jani
IU School of Social Work
Robert Greising
Krieg DeVault, LLP
Kye Hawkins
ADVISA
Steve Smitherman
CareSource
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.