The Village
Family Service Center has been working with children and families
since 1891 when it was established as the North Dakota Children’s
Home Society. Through the mid-’60s, the primary emphasis was
providing for homeless children through foster care and adoption.
Over the years, services have changed and expanded to keep up
with the changing world and the changing needs of our community.
Now The Village provides a full range of services including
counseling programs, adoption, financial counseling, unplanned
pregnancy counseling and mentoring programs like the Big Brothers
Big Sisters Program.
The Village
has offices throughout North Dakota and Minnesota, and serves
people nationwide through The Village Business Institute.
The Village
is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for
Families and Children and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC); licensed by the North Dakota Department of Human Services; and is a member of the
National Foundation for Consumer Credit, Inc., the Employee
Assistance Professionals Association, Inc., the Child Welfare
League, and the Alliance for Children and Families.
Thanks
to United Way and donor support, The Village services are available
at a reduced fee for eligible participants.
To learn more about us, take a look at our Annual Report.
The Village Family Service Center
Board of Directors
Dr. Richard Warner—Chairperson
Debra McGinty
University of Mary |
Mary Ann Phillips
Video Arts Studios |
Matt Leiseth
Hornbacher’s Foods |
Michelle Powers
Sweeney Brothers |
Shane Waslaski
Otter Tail Corporation |
Lyman Edds
Frontier Trust Co. |
Dan Ulmer
BCBS North Dakota |
Dale Mowry
Fargo MEPS |
Dina Butcher
Butcher & Associates |
Matthew Hallaway
Alerus Financial |
