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The MEG’s Gift Board selected the Villa of Hope as its primary beneficiary of fundraising efforts in 2022. MEG’s Gift is a 501(c)3 nonprofit public charity created in 2015 by the family of Megan Elizabeth Garbach (MEG), to honor her

What is your name? Elizabeth Leykin, LMSW. Also know as “Lizzie” What is your role here at the Villa? Clinical Supervisor How long have you worked here? Can you tell us more about your role and background?   I’ve worked

Rochester, NY – Thursday, June 23, 2022 — Villa of Hope was awarded a $15,000 grant from New York State’s Governor Kathy Hochul joint initiative with OASAS to support its telehealth services for substance use. Funding for this program will

The History of Juneteenth President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to end slavery, Sept. 22, 1862, and it became official Jan. 1, 1863. However, it took two-and-a-half years for Union soldiers,  to arrive in Galveston, Texas, with news that

Rochester, NY – Wednesday June 8th, 2022 — A New Era- New Hope, a celebration of Villa of Hope’s 80 years of service and ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce “The Steven Center for Behavioral Health.”  Villa of Hope is a place

Rochester, NY – Tuesday, May 31, 2022 — Villa of Hope was awarded a $25,000 grant from Rochester Women’s Giving Circle at Rochester Area Community Foundation to support its Work Based Learning Program. Funding for this program will provide young

As the summer draws to a close, Newsweek published a list of “America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers” for 2021, and we made the New York list! We are also the only center from the Rochester Area to receive the honor.

Villa of Hope School had a chance to shine today as the expert on youth mental health, and specifically, coping with anxieties around returning to school with uncertainties around the pandemic. Spectrum News reporter, Brianna Hamblin, met bright and early