Mar01
Jonathan: Second Chance to Thrive
Your heart breaks when a boy talks about how insecure and lonely he felt before coming to Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch. “I thought no one really liked me. I wasn’t a kid that someone would hang ...
Mar01
Sarah: You’ve Given Me So Many Opportunities
BEFORE COMING TO CAL FARLEY’S BOYS RANCH, SARAH ADMITS TO BEING a “very, very stubborn child. I refused to do anything my parents said. They tried everything and eventually got to the point where they didn’t ...
Mar01
Jude: I Can Do Things That I Never Thought I Could
AT 15, JUDE IS BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN MOST BOYS HIS AGE. That’s great when he’s playing on the Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch football team. It’s not so good when his temper gets the best of ...
Mar01
Enzo: Boys Ranch Alumnus Facing Challenges in Life with New Confidence
IT STARTED WITH A HOUSE FIRE IN ARIZONA when Enzo was in sixth grade. Soon after, he and his family packed up all they had left and moved to Amarillo to live with his grandmother for ...
Sep30
Nicoh wants to make change on a global scale
It was 2013 when Nicholas, then 14, arrived at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch. Hailing from Brooklyn, N.Y., Nicholas, who goes by Nicoh, was every bit the proverbial fish out of water. He was encountering a new ...
Sep30
Nicole: A teacher pouring herself into her profession
An eighth-grade English language arts teacher in Petal, Miss., Nicole has set a simple goal for herself. “I plan to be the best teacher I can be!” she said. Well, maybe there are one or two ...
