Category: U.S. Virgin Islands

Did you see our ad in the movie theaters this last month? St. Croix’s Caribbean Cinemas aired our promo video for Prime for Life and we are grateful for everyone who reached out to us after seeing it. If you didn’t get a chance to see us on the big screen, watch here and learn […]

By Shelisa Allen, Administrative Assistant On May 17, an individual served by the Village’s Adolescents in Recovery and Community Connections (ARCC) program displayed his high school diploma in victory at his commencement ceremony. The sky is the limit when it comes to Uplifting the Human Spirit! This was a special piece of recognition to our […]

By Shelisa Allen, Administrative Assistant All hands were on deck for The Village – Virgin Islands Partners in Recovery’s Strengthening Families program’ booster event on April 23. As a final send-off, participants joined us for a family fun day at the Whim Ballpark filled with fun, games, music, food, and great company. After attending our […]

By Maudiana John-Baptiste, Youth Service Support Coordinator Our Prevention Coordinator, Brandy Brookes and Youth Service/Recovery Support Coordinator, Maudiana John-Baptiste are always working to keep our Virgin Islands community updated via social media. They created and rolled out a Meet the Team series introducing The Village’s Adolescents in Recovery and Community Connections (ARCC) adolescent program as […]

By Shelisa Allen, Administrative Assistant, WestCare Virgin Islands  In the Virgin Islands, we ended 2021 with a bang! Regional Director, Marsha Taylor, hosted our annual Christmas party to welcome new staff to our ever-growing family and thank our employees for their continued hard work. To top off the Christmas season, we celebrated our clients and […]

By Shelisa Allen, Administrative Assistant On Thursday, November 18, Virgin Islands Partners in Recovery (VIPIR) decided to give back to our community by creating a care package for those individuals consisting of a home-cooked meal, cold drinks, and personal hygiene items. As a team, we prepared a meal to 80 homeless persons in our community. […]

By Yolanda Gonzalez Malave, Program Assistant and HR Coordinator, Caribbean and Latin American Region The Village – Virgin Islands Partners in Recovery’s prevention office recently hosted a family fun day event at the Louis E. Brown apartment complex. We invited their residents to join us for a day of family fun, bonding, and learning. We […]

By Yolanda Gonzalez Malave, Program Assistant & HR Coordinator, Caribbean and Latin American Region  The Village – Virgin Islands Partners in Recovery was recently presented with a check by Congress Woman, Stacy Plaskett, and Administrator to the Governor, Samuel Sanes in commemoration of our recent grant awarded by SAMHSA for the opening of the Youth […]

By Maudiana John-Baptiste, Behavioral Health Counselor, WestCare Virgin Islands  The Village – Virgin Islands Partners in Recovery were proud to embrace our Caribbean heritage. We are no strangers to the fight for emancipation. It is a beautiful reminder of the resiliency of our ancestors and their willingness to fight to ensure a better future for themselves and […]

By Yolanda Gonzalezmalave, Program Assistant & HR Coordinator – WestCare U.S. Virgin Islands February 26th, 2021 marked fourteen years since Marsha Taylor has been serving at The Village – VIPIR. However, she has always been destined to work at The Village and become its leader. Back in high school, Marsha was a part of The […]