The Village Family Services

About Us

Mission
Our mission is to protect children from abuse, preserve families, and build a stronger, safer community.

History
The Village Family Services (TVFS) was established to meet an urgent need. In 1997, its co-founders, Hugo C. Villa, LMFT, and Irma Seilicovich, LMFT, recognized the lack of critical bilingual, bicultural social services for Latino children and families. Together, they founded TVFS to fill the gap in services for the area’s most vulnerable and underserved residents.

Through the years, TVFS has advanced and expanded its operations to include a full spectrum of trauma-informed programs and services, including vital support for homeless youth and those who identify as LGBTQ. TVFS has received the Human Rights Campaign’s All Children–All Families seal recognizing cultural competence in working with LGBT+ youth and families and was named 2020 Nonprofit of the Year. In addition to its unwavering efforts to end youth homelessness, TVFS delivers evidenced-based behavioral health services to children, youth and adults, and has long been at the forefront of culturally sensitive foster care and adoption services.

Today, TVFS is expanding its mission to Middle Tennessee to recruit, license, and support foster families. Our Tennessee program focuses on the critical need of finding safe and loving homes for sibling groups & older youth that are in DCS custody. We strive to provide children & youth in foster care the lasting connections and sense of belonging they deserve.