The roots of Alliance for Children and Families member The Village Family Service Center, Fargo, N.D., date back to 1891, when the organization was established as the North Dakota Children’s Home Society. The agency is guided by the mission: “To improve the quality of life through services designed to strengthen individuals, families, and organizations.”
Today, The Village offers a broad scope of services to communities throughout North Dakota and Minnesota, including adoption and counseling services, a financial resource center, and a truancy intervention program. The organization also offers an employee assistance program, which is within the provider network of FEI Behavioral Health, an Alliance sister company.
The agency serves individuals nationwide through The Village Business Institute, which provides business and organizational solutions to improve individual and organizational performance.
Headed by Chairperson Richard Warner, the agency’s 12-person board meets monthly, except in June and August.
Board members bring a range of diverse expertise from their various leadership positions in the community and at local businesses, including new media production coordination, higher education faculty and staff, and financial services. Warner is an assistant professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead/Tri-College University in the Educational Leadership graduate studies program.
For greatest efficiency and effectiveness in directing The Village, the board has three committees—program, budget and finance, and personnel—which handle specific issues, while the entire board manages nominations.
Learn more about FEI Behavioral Health, including what employee assistance and crisis management partnership opportunities are available to Alliance members.
