With 20+ years supporting youth in high-stakes systems, we bring steady guidance to youth, families, and agencies across Albany and the Capital District.
Led by experience. Grounded in trust.
Marvin has worked with youth, especially at-risk youth, for more than 20 years. His work began overseas in Germany, supporting children of deployed service members. While in New York City, he also volunteered his time in the adolescent unit at Rikers Island.
After moving upstate, Marvin spent 15 years working directly with incarcerated teens and high-risk youth in secure settings and residential programs. His experience includes time at Tryon (OCFS), serving as a New York State Corrections Officer, and working with older teen inmates at Coxsackie and Green Haven. He also supported youth in several residential centers throughout the Albany area, returned to OCFS to support youth services, and served as a CPS Investigator with Albany County.
He founded Bring Back the Village, LLC because he wanted to deliver the kind of youth support he knows works: relationship-first, consistent, and centered on what the young person actually needs. After years of sitting at someone else’s table, he chose to build his own. As Malcolm X said, “Don’t beg a man for a job, create your own.”
The name Bring Back the Village comes from a simple truth: it really does take a village. Marvin created this work to help rebuild that missing support in communities, one young person and one family at a time.
Meet Marvin Breedlove
How We Can Help
behavior support
Behaviors are communication, even when they look like defiance at home or acting out at school. Marvin builds rapport with youth to understand what’s driving the behavior and supports families in creating safer, more positive patterns moving forward.
mental health awareness + resources
Sometimes the signs of anxiety, depression, trauma, or other mental health needs get missed until the situation escalates. Marvin helps caregivers identify concerns early and connects families to trusted community resources for assessment and ongoing support when needed.
cps involvement
When CPS shows up, many families feel scared, unsure, or caught off guard. Marvin helps bring clarity to what happens next, how to respond, and how to stay grounded through the process, based on his experience as a former CPS Investigator.
