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Alumni News

July 23, 2011

Rebecca B. and Candace M. Class of December 2010 Two alumni visited and worked at FFS from June 2 to June 8. Rebecca B. arrived at The Family School for her violent outbursts at her parents. Her life before FFS consisted of truancy, unhealthy relationships, self-centeredness, and violence. Rebecca described her stay at the school [...]

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July 22, 2011

Zach N. and Max Z. came back to visit The Family School on Memorial Day, May 30. Zach was admitted into FFS on September 4, 2009, and was placed in Betton House. He described his previous life as “confusing,” full of anger, fighting with family, trouble with the law, and dishonesty. At FFS, he learned [...]

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July 21, 2011

Emily R. Class of December 2007 FFS alumnus Emily R. came to visit on May 18 with her 23-month-old daughter Adelina. Rodriguez arrived at The Family School in February of 2006. She was placed in Family Six with family leaders Paul Geer and Christine Speicher. She said that the biggest lesson she received from FFS [...]

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June 14, 2011

Parker S. Class of December 2010 Parker S. is currently a freshman at New York Institute of Technology. He came with Andrew B. to share his message with current The Family Foundation School students. “Life gets better,” Parker told his former schoolmates.  He tried to help as many boys as he could during the day [...]

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June 13, 2011

Andrew B. June 2010 Program Graduate Andrew B. came to visit with fellow alumni Parker S. on April 20. Prior to The Family Foundation School, B. failed in his attempts to control his anger and impulsivity. He was easily enraged and lacked knowledge of coping skills and positive outlets. He arrived at The Family Foundation [...]

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June 12, 2011

Drew D. Class of December 2010 Andrew D. came back to The Family Foundation School on April 15, 2011, to visit the students and staff. Drew arrived at The Family Foundation School on February 1, 2008, and graduated December 18, 2010 with a New York State Regents Diploma. Drew was in Family Seven (Talbot House) [...]

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June 12, 2011

Luke V. Class of June 2010 Luke V, the Valedictorian of the Graduating Class of 2010, has done a lot since he left The Family Foundation School. When he arrived at the school on November 14, 2008, he did not have the drive to get into a good college, but after working hard in school, [...]

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May 12, 2011

Thomas T. June 2007 Program Grad Thomas T. came back to visit The Family Foundation School to spend some time with his brother Joe and to watch the school play. Thomas arrived at The Family Foundation School on August 3, 2006, and was placed in Family 2. Dr. Sidney Parham was his sponsor. He was [...]

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May 11, 2011

Nikki K. Class of December 2010 Nikki K. came back to The Family Foundation School accompanied by other alumni to watch the performance of the school play on Family Day. Nikki arrived at The Family Foundation School on January 30, 2009, and was placed in Family 5, now known as Lake House. She had Roxi [...]

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May 10, 2011

Joanna B. Class of December 2010 Joanna B. arrived at The Family Foundation School on March 19, 2009. She came to The Family Foundation School with many problems, including drinking heavily, being defiant towards her parents, being involved with unhealthy relationships, and had tremendous anger problems. When Joanna arrived at The Family Foundation School, she [...]

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