The Young Family Foundation
The Young Family Foundation was established in 2014 by Valerie Young. The Living Sanctuary, composed of the Sanctuary House and land, are operated as Valaterra and support Valerie’s belief that nature can heal the body, mind and spirit.
In 2011, Valerie Young started building her dream home on the land she had lived, learned, and loved for fifteen years. She was soon diagnosed with stage IV cancer. Undeterred, Valerie made the decision to complete her dream home and chose to focus on service to others, by envisioning a space in which alternative therapies and the practitioners who practice them could be supported.
During her last two years, Valerie never gave up on life and her vision. She asked four friends to join her in creating The Young Family Foundation to bring her vision and hand-written mission into reality.
In 2014, The Young Family Foundation received non-profit status as a private operating foundation to oversee Valerie’s house and land, now named Valaterra.
Founding Board Emerita include: Barbara Bloecher, Laurel Fuson, Helen Heddens, Rhonda Schaland
Young Family Foundation Board of Directors & Staff
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Rhonda Schladand
BOARD PRESIDENT & FAMILY STEWARD
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Laura Warren
TREASURER OF THE BOARD
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Joyce Crum
SECRETARY OF THE BOARD
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Kendall Perkins
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
a. By offering respite to individual practitioners of alternative, complementary and/integrative healing at the house and on the land at the house and grounds belonging to the Foundation
b. By offering a place for workshops and/or classes for practitioners (individuals or organizations) of alternative, complementary, and/or integrative healing
c. By choosing from time to time to bring in practitioners from outside the area to offer workshops and/or classes in alternative, complementary, and/or integrative healing
d. By board members of the Foundation offering their own classes and workshops in alternative, complementary, and/or integrative healing at the facility
e. By offering (small) grants to individual practitioners and/or organizations involved in alternative, complementary, and/or integrative healing.
The intent of the Young Family Foundation is to offer support for alternative, complementary, and integrative healing in the community. This may be accomplished primarily through the following means:
Donate in Support of The Young Family Foundation and Valerie’s Grace Program
You can donate via check donation made out to The Young Family Foundation and mailed to 7101 Shrader Lane, LaGrange, KY 40031. You may also donate by one of the online options listed below. The Young Family Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.