Cal Farleys Boys Ranch

Today we decided to visit the Boys ranch (http://www.calfarley.org/). It is about 60 miles out of Amarillo. We were greeted at the main office and saw a real neat movie about the ranch narrated by Red Steagall (http://www.redsteagall.com/). We then was given a ride to the Cafeteria and had a wonderful lunch. We were then driven around the ranch and got to talk to some of the boys there. It was amazing. They take these boys in and do not charge a dime! We were shown one of the houses they stay in. They have 6 bedrooms of 2 to 3 boys in each room. There are 2 set of houseparents and it was really neat meeting and being able to talk to them. The most amazing thing is not once were we asked to make a donation and we were unable to find a place to pay for our lunch. They exist totally on donations and do not take any government money. They used to be self sufficient growing and raising all that they ate. The government stepped in and now they have to buy some things to meet FDA standards. They are in the old town of Tosca which was given to Cal to start his ranch for boys. A real neat adventure and experience.