Wendy, 17, still recalls moving to Boys Ranch from Dallas as a seventh-grader. Up to that time, she’d lived with her parents, her aunt and her grandfather, attending six different schools in eight years. As the youngest girl in her Boys Ranch home, she initially was nervous, but quickly settled in. She said her housemates…
Like many high-school seniors, Taylor is energetic and always busy with activities including softball, basketball, track, cross-country, tennis, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and playing the trombone in the Boys Ranch High School band. But Taylor has gained an appreciation for the value of life and an awareness of how easily anger can consume someone. It’s…
Savannah grinned from ear to ear, her outgoing personality easily matching the brightly colored attire that signals her role as a Cal Farley’s funnyman. “I like horses, and I really wanted to learn more about the horses,” she said, recalling her motivation last year to get involved in the annual Boys Ranch Rodeo +adventureFEST, benefitting…
For more than 75 years, Cal Farley’s has given children and families the tools they need to overcome difficult life circumstances. When a child leaves Boys Ranch, he or she is equipped to become a self-sufficient member of society. Like anyone, though, having the necessary skills doesn’t guarantee a trouble-free life – only that when…
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