Experience, Strength and Hope

The Not-So-Typical Rites of Passage

July 1, 2011

By Kate D. Rite of passage: an experience that marks a time when a person reaches a new and significant change in his or her life. Throughout the teenage years, there are many rites of passage and they can differ from culture to culture. In one tribe in Africa, in order to become a man, [...]

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The Road to Recovery

June 16, 2011

by Buddy R. When I began my stay at The Family Foundation School I was depressed and had a substance addiction I believed I could deal with. It took a lot of direction from my sponsor and others to realize the destruction I was causing and how messed up my thinking was. I was born [...]

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Overcoming Adversity

June 11, 2011

By Joe T. About 30,000 Americans in today’s society have a chronic disease called Cystic Fibrosis that affects respiratory, digestive and reproductive systems. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetically inherited disease that creates thick mucus that clogs the passage which leads to the body’s organs making breathing and body functioning difficult. There is no cure for [...]

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Almost an Eagle Scout

May 31, 2011

By Ronnie R. One spring morning in my kindergarten classroom, my teacher, Mrs. Mixon, handed out signup sheets for students interested in being Cub Scouts. I took a look at the piece of paper, skimmed the room, and noticed that my friends appeared to be highly interested in joining. When I got home that afternoon, [...]

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Passing It On in Princeton

May 23, 2011

By Kate D. and Billy B. This semester the Senior Living Skills class, filled with students who will be graduating this June, have decided to give back. Along with other trips, Mike Losicco, living skills teacher at The Family Foundation School, chose Princeton House Rehab as an outlet for the students 12th Step. Six students, [...]

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Speaking the Truth

May 22, 2011

Arms Acres Rehab in Caramel, N.Y. Invites Five Students from The Family School to Speak By Jack S. It was bright and early on a foggy May 4 and in the parking lot sat a van packed with two Family Foundation School staff members, five Family Foundation School students, and a cooler filled with sandwiches, [...]

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The Family Foundation School Graduates Doing Service

May 21, 2011

Four Graduates Help Work at St. James Episcopal Church in Callicoon By Brooke C. Four Family Foundation School June graduates went to St. James Episcopal Church in Callicoon, N.Y. to help clean up the grounds as an act of service. The seniors decided that they wanted to give back before graduation, not only for the [...]

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A Little Service Goes a Long Way

April 7, 2011

Talbot House Visits Bethany Village Nursing Home in Honesdale, Pa. By Billy J On Saturday February 26, Talbot House hopped on The Family Foundation School’s bus and rode to Bethany Village, an assisted living nursing home in Honesdale, Pa. For weeks, Talbot House had taken fifteen minutes off of table topics to prepare for a [...]

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Dear Marjorie…

March 24, 2011

Dear Marjorie, Recently, I have been receiving a lot of compliments and appraisal. I feel good about myself and proud—perhaps a bit too proud. The pomp has been going to my head to the point where I feel like I can do anything. But at the same time, I also feel as though I can’t [...]

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Dear Marjorie…

March 24, 2011

Dear Marjorie, I am struggling with a huge resentment with my family leader. I can feel my stomach drop every time he walks into the room and it is starting to control me. At home I also suffered enormous resentments with my parental figures and I feel like if I don’t solve it here it [...]

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