Our Beliefs

Inspiring One Another

January 21, 2012

We believe one way that knowledge and wisdom may be gained is through respectful, sincere, and rational conversation. The therapeutic environment of The Family Foundation School offers students many healthy ways to learn, change, and grow. One of the most effective, in the 12-Step tradition, involves simple conversation. Conversing with others, telling stories and exchanging [...]

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WE ARE FAMILY

January 6, 2012

We believe that when at-risk youth repair relationships with parents and sibling they will find happiness and success. While it is true that we can choose our friends but not our family, it’s also true that friends will come and go, but family is the one constant in our lives. Strong family bonds are a [...]

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Walking the Talk

December 24, 2011

We believe that leading by example is the single most important way that adults can influence teens.  It’s been said that juvenile delinquency would disappear if kids followed their parents’ advice instead of their example. Unfortunately, example is the more powerful motivator. Some claim a good example has twice the value of good advice. Albert [...]

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No Bad Boys

December 11, 2011

We believe that there is a core of goodness in every troubled adolescent. “There are no bad boys,” said Father Flanagan, legendary founder of Boys Town. “There is only bad environment, bad training, bad example, bad thinking.” These words from a simpler time (before the rise of the drug culture, violent video games, internet bullying, [...]

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The Golden Rule Still Rules

December 6, 2011

We believe that students should learn to have a healthy respect for themselves and others. Virtually all of the troubles that beset troubled teens stem from a lack of respect—a failure to acknowledge the feelings, rights and choices of others, and/or the failure to acknowledge and support their own feelings, rights and choices. Both violate [...]

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The Ripple Effect

November 17, 2011

We believe that society benefits when young adults are taught to be honest, responsible and accountable for their actions. Like pebbles thrown into a pool, students leaving here with the values of honesty, responsibility and accountability create a ripple effect. It isn’t just their personal integrity and family relationships that improve, but society itself is [...]

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A Healthy Balance

November 11, 2011

We believe that troubled teens recover by developing themselves spiritually, physically, and mentally. Recovery from any condition, including the addictive behaviors that many troubled teens struggle with, isn’t just a matter of recovering mentally. It involves physical and spiritual health as well. The three—body, mind and spirit—are interrelated and need to be in balance if [...]

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Building Character. Changing Lives.

October 29, 2011

We believe that young people need to build character in order to live successful lives. “Building Character. Changing Lives” is both a slogan at FFS and the underlying goal of everything we do. The dictionary definition of character speaks of ethical traits that describe a person, such as honest, trustworthy, respectful, fair, persevering, compassionate, forgiving, [...]

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