Teaching Life Skills Through FFA
FFA teaches responsibility, finance and life skills. The animal is just the beginning. For years, students at Boys Ranch have learned responsibility, finance and life skills through FFA involvement. This 2021-22 school year was no different. ...
Kevin: This cowboy found the perfect fit at Boys Ranch
Kevin doesn’t say much. The lanky cowboy lets his loop do his talking for him. There’s a roping dummy in front of Stevens Home, where Kevin practices roping in the evenings, and when he’s not there, ...
Angel: ‘I Enjoy Taking Responsibility’
ANGEL HAS ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF ENERGY; it just wasn’t channeled in the right way. And that became a huge struggle at school and at home, especially when Angel was being raised by a single ...
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 ...
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 ...
Boys Ranch FFA brings home the pride from Oldham County Stock Show
This past Saturday, our Future Farmers of America had a tremendous presentation of their animals at the Oldham County Stock Show in Vega, Texas. Thanks to their hard work and preparation, our young people from the ...