Testimonies from Alumni, Parents and Staff

To the staff of The Family Foundation School,

We want to thank you all for everything you did to help our granddaughter turn her life around. She has gone from hopeless depression to happiness and excitement about her present life and her future.

You have developed a system at FFS that, through caring counseling and peer discussions, led our granddaughter to take a realistic look at her own behavior. You guided her in making good choices in all that she did. She gained self-confidence and learned to focus in front of an audience through singing in the choruses and performing on stage in the musical play.

She learned that there were good reasons for all the rules and following them rewarded her with privileges. Because so many people, staff and students, cared about her, she began to care about them. She learned that doing things for others feels good. Following the lead of her sponsor, she found that she liked long distance running. It’s a good stress reliever, and she took pride in running for fund raisers for various causes.

You brought her to trusting in God in all things. You gave her coping skills that will serve her well in working through life’s challenges. She now sees herself as a worthwhile human being who, with God’s help and her own hard work, can find happiness and success. And she is enjoying a restored, loving relationship with her family.

We are so thankful that her mother found FFS and that our daughter WANTED to complete the program. We wish more young people who lives are at risk could experience the FFS program. We pray God will continue to bless all of you and the special work you are doing. You are a blessing to all the young people whose lives you touched.

Thank you,
Tom and Joyce C.