What Our Residents Say

“I am determined to break the cycle of addiction in my family.  I am going to prove that anyone can change their life if only given the chance.”  (15-year old boy)

“Even though I have made it hard on my house parents, they always are there for me.  We got to be a family and that’s something I never had.” (17-year old boy)

“The battle with sex and drugs is a fight that many teens have to face.  These vices damaged my life in so many ways.  I never felt I was worth anything.  YFT came to my rescue.  Here I can be a girl.  I can live life without adults pressures.  Here I have positive role models.” (16-year old girl)

“This is the first time that I have lived with a father who treated me like a daughter and didn’t abuse me.”  (14-year old girl)

“I don’t have to run anymore. I am safe.”  (16-year old boy)

“I love hearing our staff laugh ‘cause I never heard laughter where I came from.”  (16-year old girl)

“The hugs are free.”  (14-year old girl)