Parents

My skepticism tuned into optimism…

July 31, 2011

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The trip to Hancock with out daughter to begin her stay at The Family School was unpleasant at the very best.  This trip was proceeded by numerous stays at _____ Medical Center and _____ rehabilitation center for our daughter.  As a parent I was somewhat un-comitted to another facility due to the other facilities that did not seem to do any good for our daughter.

I was somewhat skeptical that any place could help our daughter due to the level of addiction and overall degradation that occured in her over the previous four years.  As time passed however, I noticed little changes as her stay continued at the school.  With each visit to the school and with each family visit, I could start to see the effect the school was having in a positive way for our daughter.  My skepticism tuned into optimism for the future.

Now my dear daughter has been in the care of the family (The Family School) for 18 months.  She has optimism for the furure, she has goals and direction that she did not have 18 months previously.  I attribute this change solely to The Family School./  No longer do I worry endlessly for my daughter’s well being or her future.  No more nights staying awake all night wondering how we can help her.

As my daughter prepares for graduation and prepares to leave the school, I have many mixed feelings on this.  For once our daughter has a place she feels comfortable and safe, and loved.  All the values The Family School has taught her, and our whole family, I think will last a lifetime.  So with that we are prepared for her to leave the school as a mature young woman.

It is a scary time when any parent has to make a decision to send their child into the care of others.  My advice for the parents is to give it some time and wait and see the positive changes to your loving child.  Honestly, The Family School and all the staff has saved my daughter’s life and I will always look back at these years as the most important in our whole family’s lives.

Thanks to everyone at The Family School from a grateful parent.

(re-posted from Help for Struggling Teens and Families)

With Gratitude and Appreciation

May 26, 2011

in Parents

Mike,

I wanted to take a moment to thank you, not only what you do to help and support our daughter and our family, but also all the other kids and their familes as well.

With gratitude and appreciation,

D. R.

Respect and Accountability

May 10, 2011

Dear Jeff, Please allow us to tell you how much the Family Foundation School means to us in helping us get our son back.  For two years we looked into sending our son to a therapeutic boarding school for various bad behaviors and choices.  He had drug issues, respect issues, he was stealing and lying [...]

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No Just a Job

May 3, 2011

Dear FFS: Words cannot express the gratitude I feel for the work that you all do at FFS. My son’s behavior was so out-of-control that he had become a danger to himself.  We felt that he would either die young or end up in jail.  After numerous attempts to get help for him without any [...]

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Progress and Gratitude

April 26, 2011

Dear Jeff, I hope this letter finds you and yours well.  I want to take this opportunity to update you on my sons progress and my gratitude. I can’t believe it’s been over a year since he was there! R. is in his third semester at university.  He continues to go to AA meetings and [...]

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Rebuilding a Stronger Family

April 20, 2011

Dear Jeff: I am writing this testimonial letter of our experience at the Family School, where we enrolled our daughter for the last two years of her high school in 2001. Our story is very similar to many other families where a teenage child goes out of control and engages in dangerous situations.  Our daughter [...]

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When Community Services Are Not Enough

April 8, 2011

We were brought to the FFS as a last desperation for our daughter who was labeled untreatable by her therapists, with emotional difficulties, socialization problems, and she had stopped attending High School. In our area the School System was either unwilling or unable to cope with her problems. The two specialized schools which could deal [...]

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Notable Openness and Dedication of the Staff

April 4, 2011

As the parent of a student currently enrolled in The Family Foundation School, I am writing to express my support for the school in light of the smear campaign waged against the school by a small segment of former students.  My daughter was enrolled at The Family Foundation School almost one year ago.  Our decision [...]

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My Experience

April 2, 2011

My experience with the staff, administration and students has been very positive throughout the time from my first visit, through the admission process, the initiation and adjustment periods, and to the present work in progress phase.  During my initial visit and tour of the Family Foundation School,  I was totally impressed by the unfettered access  [...]

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Professional, Supportive and Responsive.

March 25, 2011

Dear Jeff, As you know, my son has been at The Family Foundation School since 2009.  He watched his father die of lung cancer after an 18 month battle and coped with the loss by smoking marijuana and completely checking out of life. Here is what he had to say in a recent letter to [...]

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