Stories From Our Boys, Girls & Beyond
At Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch, lives are transformed — not just for the young people in our care, but for their families, mentors, alumni, and supporters. Explore stories of healing, growth, and lifelong impact from every corner of our Boys Ranch community.
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Oct02
Gary: Home, any way you frame it
Boys Ranch helps entrepreneur lay foundation for life I am not sure what would have happened to me and my brothers if it had not been for Boys Ranch. When Gary Hardy took his first walk ...
Oct02
Staff Spotlight: Ray Martinez
Title: Director of worship/youth chaplain Age: 40 How long have you been at Boys Ranch: 16 years Other positions you’ve held here: My wife and I started in 2003 as houseparents. We houseparented for three-and-a-half years ...
Oct02
Brain mapping helps set best course for children
The children who come to Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch bring with them a variety of needs. “The help they find in our therapeutic community — a place of safety and peace, routine and consistency — they ...
Oct02
Boys Ranch and FFA —Staying true to the blue and gold
For more than 60 years, the highly recognized dark blue corduroy jackets with the National FFA emblem embroidered across the back have hung in the closets of group homes at Boys Ranch. It was 1955 when ...
Oct02
Staff Spotlight: Randy Neill
Title: Homelife Manager, also serves as Boys Ranch Photography Club sponsor How long employed at Boys Ranch: 29 years Other positions you’ve held here: My wife and I originally served as houseparents for seven years. I’ve ...
Oct02
Alumni: For Tony, giving back is a responsibility
“I feel a responsibility to give back,” said Shuron “Tony” Wade, who spent eight years at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch from 1980 through ’87. “It was the best place for me and, to this day, I ...
