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CLOSED (August 2014)

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Testimonials

“I am haunted each and ever day by memories of torture, neglect, and abuse from that school. If parents ‘punished’ their children only some of the ways as this institution did, the children would be in protective services immediately.  The idea of helping troubled teens is great but the practices and methods used by The Family Foundation School are unjust, immoral, and inhuman.” 
- Jonathan Bowen, Survivor of The Family School

Below are the links to Testimonials from alumni of The Family Foundation School.  Some alumni requested only their initials be used

The following links are critical and representative with excerpts from the complete body of
testimonies, which considered together present compelling evidence of a longstanding
pattern of gross and systemic child neglect and abuse at The Family Foundation School in
Hancock, NY

* Physical Abuse

* Deceptive and Fraudulent Marketing Practices

* Squalid Living Conditions

* Religious Discrimination

  Below are FULL TESTIMONIALS that have been sent in to us by alumni of The Family Foundation School.  Feel Free to click and read any or all of them. 

To submit your own Alumni Testimonial, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Aaron M

Alex Dellinger

Amanda Johnston

Amy Johnson

Amy Lee B.

Andrea DiGenno

Brad S.

Brandon A.

Brendon McMahon

Brianna B             **NEW**

Caity Super (Caity Ingles)
Carleen Stroh                    ** NEW SPECIAL TESTIMONIAL**

Charlie Carson

Chavaya BeeBee-Galvo

Chris Austin

Chris Ellis       *** NEW ***

Chris Lont

Chris Noroski

Clay H

Corey Ciresi

Daniel Merrill

Darrillyn Boyce

Dave C.

E. V.

Ed P.

E. K.-W.     **NEW**

Emil Fischer

Emily Baldwin

Fabian

Fay Leff

Forrest Young      **NEW**

Grace Cole

Greg B

J. B.     *** NEW ***

Jacob Lysick

Jennifer Jacobs

Jon Goldman     *** NEW ***

Jon Martin-Crawford

Jonathan Bowen

Jordan Bacon

Kate Olshefski

Katelyn W.

Kathleen VanArsdale

Kelly Vanzant.

Kyra D.

L. S.      *** NEW ***

Leah Bonner

Leah Pallor

Lisa D.

Logan Meier

M. P.                              **NEW** SPECIAL TESTIMONIAL**

M H

Marissa (Mitnaul) Diaz

Matt A

Matt Mantone

Melanie Bilcik

Morgan Edmiston      ** NEW **

Neil Finch   *** NEW ***

Rachel B

Rachel Raffaele         ** NEW 2009 TESTIMONIAL **

Rebecca Schwarzmer

Rebekah Silverman  ** NEW **

Rich Frati                 

Ryan Meraglio

Ryley E.

S. G.

S. H.

Sarah Forman

Scott Conroy

Shantel Becker

Steve Gottlieb

Tatianna M

Thomas Tierney        ** NEW **

Vincent Gazzara

William Wren             **NEW**

SUBMIT YOUR ALUMNI TESTIMONY!

Fill out the form below or email us at INFO@TheFamilySchoolTruth.com for more information or if you have any questions about testimonials.

Testimonials are reflections, positive or negative, on your experience while at The Family Foundation School.  Your testimonial should not include opinions or feelings about the FFS TRUTH Campaign or other alumni testimonials, but simply your detailed account of experiences while at the school.

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR TESTIMONY. Submissions without a valid email address will not be posted.

You must also include your FULL NAME.  You may request that your full name not be posted on the website, but any submission without a full name included will not be posted.  To request your full name not be used, please indicate that at the beginning or end of your testimony. 

Your submission will NOT be edited for content on our site, but may have spelling corrections before it is posted.

 

ATTENTION EX-STUDENTS WHO ARE SUBMITTING TESTIMONY:

Please include the years you were at the school, abuses you witnessed or were subjected to (physical, emotional, verbal), food being taken away, names of staff who were abusive, be detailed and in depth.  Thanks for being brave!

MAKE SURE YOUR TESTIMONY IS CLEAR AND TELLS YOUR STORY...Remember write it for someone who knows nothing about the Family Foundation School, explain things that would not be understood by the general public (i.e. blackouts, sanctions, isolation, corner, alternative food, exile, etc...instead of "I was in the corner for 3 months..." say "I had to sit in the corner facing a wall, I had to eat, work, read, write on my lap, if I looked out of the corner to see something besides a wall I would be punished and be forced to stand in the corner all day everyday."

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