The Gault Youth and Family Enrichment Center opened January 17, 2006 and is the centerpiece of The Village Network-Boys' Village Campus in Wooster, Ohio. The facility houses the full-day, on-site school staffed by Wooster City Schools as well as counseling and family services. It also holds a full-court gymnasium, cafeteria, library and staff training rooms.
Boys' Village Campus is the foundation for The Village Network and is the administrative headquarters for our 13 locations across Ohio. Reverend Clarence Kerr and several community leaders joined to purchase 127 acres of farmland and on May 7, 1946 formed Boys' Village. Follow our history.
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News/Events
Congressman Jim Renacci Visits Boys' Village Campus
U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci toured the home campus of The Village Network recently and held an open forum for over 40 local business people, dignitaries and TVN staff. It was the congressman's second visit to the Wooster campus, his first since he won the 16th Congressional District seat six months ago. Congressman Renacci lunched with TVN administrators and youth from Boys' Village Campus before touring the residential grounds. Renacci fielded questions about the national debt, the health care bill and the future of Medicare.
Victoria Rowell Speaks at Recent Celebration Day
Emmy-nominated actress, author and foster care advocate, Victoria Rowell, was the featured speaker at The Village Network's recent annual Celebration Day. Ms. Rowell spent 18 years in the foster care system. Her words to the youth on TVN-Boys' Village Campus rang loud and true. "You must squeeze every ounce out of this place," said Ms. Rowell. "Try as hard as you can and work very hard while you are here. This may be the turning point for you."
The Village Network Receives Ohio's First Sexual Offender Certification
TVN has worked with sexually reactive adolescents and juvenile sex offenders for over 20 years. The Village Network Sexually Reactive & Juvenile Sex Offender programs are the first to be certified by the Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS). Click here to read more. TVN offers these programs through residential, day treatment and treatment foster care. A Day Treatment program is also available at the Columbus location.
Growing the Garden Therapy Program
A simple structure rising from the ground on the Wooster Campus is causing a lot of buzz. The garden therapy program will grow into a year-round horticulture opportunity for the youth on the Boys' Village Campus. The greenhouse will serve as a working lab to teach job skills in addition to its therapeutic opportunity. The structure is the result of several grants and community involvement. Updates on the greenhouse and the garden therapy program will be posted to our website and TVN's Facebook page. Don't miss them! Login or join Facebook and become a "fan" of the TVN page today!
