Patricia

I want to thank you for all you have done for my son Corbin.  Words truly cannot express my appreciation.

I feel blessed to have him attending your facility.  Prior to his admissions I was totally “powerless”, and I couldn’t provide the necessary tools he needed.  I am confident he will be a successful graduate.

I know that I have come a long way with my personal growth since attending Discovery and Focus.

I look forward to the privilege of joining my son along with his mom next month at PCI.

 Thank You Kindly,

Tony

 I can’t describe how much it means to me to have you caring for the most important person in my life.  She has been in Therapy since she was eight years old.  This past year she has been in a mental health hospital.  Nothing was working.  My life was lived in constant fear that a police officer would come and ask me to identify a body.

The morning they picked her up, I felt like a ton of bricks had been taken off my back.  Finally my little miracle was safe.  I knew she would be because of all the support and admire I received from TASKS.  When I called and told them what was happening, they understood I had a high-risk child.  Time was running out for her. 

The people who have helped her even when I know she was being difficult, I know my sweetheart, knows they were not picking on her and they do not have it in for her, she used them in the past.  I know now she is in good hands.

Once again I would like to thank you all from the bottom of my heart. 

Kim  Joy

 My name is Anna Gould.  I am Joy’s Grandmother.  I appreciate all you are doing for my granddaughter.  If you just impress on her about being on time and make her aware will make me a very happy woman.  Just getting her out of her box is great.  I have finish up the Discovery and today the focus program.  I am hopefully out of the box and will be able to help her when she finishes the program at Ivy Ridge.  Thank you for making her realize that is what she needs.

 Joy’s Grandmother

This letter is to let you know how much I appreciate the staff at Ivy Ridge.  Ivy Ridge is truly a loving, caring and compassionate facility. 

Thank for dedicating your life to care and nurture my daughter, Laura.

May God continue to watch over you.

Love Lisa R.

Dear Academy at Ivy Ridge,

 I want to thank you for providing the safe haven where my daughter could start to heal & grow again.

I want to thank you also for the loving, caring, and compassionate way you have trusted with my daughter and myself.  Without you I know neither of us would have survived this situation.

May god continue to bless your work. 

With Love and Appreciation

Gary

P.S. Miss Tammy you’re the best!!!

It is my great pleasure to write the following letter. I cannot explain how happy I am today and how thankful I am to each and everyone. About five months ago with a lot of pain and uncertainty this father drove my son to Ivy Ridge. Today he is climbing the mountain and my little boy will the mountain top soon because of your compassion, love and the great support. Thank you Ivy Ridge and God Bless you all.

Sincerely,

George

My sincerest appreciation to all of the staff at Ivy Ridge for your support and guidance. Your love entered our lives and touched our hearts.  We look forward to being a healthy and happy family.

With love,

Kathy

We want to take this opportunity to say thank you for the care and compassion extended to our daughter during her time spent at your facility. Because of your greatness my daughter will come hers. We honor and salute your choice to serve humanity in a most special manner.

It is an enormous responsibility to maintain and operate an efficiently run program. May we thank the maintenance staff, the janitorial staff, the grounds staff, the kitchen staff, the administrative support staff, the line staff, the educators, the supervisors, the counselors, the family reps, and the administrators.

Because of your dedication and commitment to your work, our child is having a life altering experience and no words we could ever speak  will be enough to thank you. Please accept our humble gratitude.

Sincerely,

Faye Landry

Anthony G.

I would like to express my appreciation and gratitude to each and every one of you who are in anyway associated with the care and well being of my son, Scott.

 You all are responsible for the standard of excellence that the school and program promotes.  I have attended PC1 and saw a tremendous change in Scott.  He is happy, healthy; he has self-esteem, goals, a purpose, and commitment to himself to live a good life.  All of this would not be possible without each of you.  You are loving, caring, committed, powerful people who should be proud of what you do.

I thank you from my heart,

Amelia 

To everyone at Ivy Ridge,

            It is important to me to let you know that I appreciate your dedicated efforts everyday.  While you are in the process of caring for and enriching my child, I also have the opportunity to focus on my personal development.  It takes special people to deliver the type of program you offer.  You are making the world a better place, one family at a time.  I applaud all of you.  Thank you.  Thank you.  Thank you.

Rob

 Sincerely,

Angela

            Thank you!  As a parent that was reluctant to send my precious but destructive child to any program, you have stepped up and supported this decision.  It takes extraordinary commitment and extraordinary people to commit to helping families.  Your support staff is great and committed to the process that does nothing but support the healthy development of our children.  Though making this decision was one of the hardest, it actually turned out to be the biggest blessing in our lives.  This school and program is geared upon strengthening families, and it does!  I have seen growth in just four months in my child and she is nowhere near complete.  I am excited for this opportunity to give our child the best so she can be her best!

 Thank You,

 Tracey & Raymond

I could never thank you enough for the wonderful job you are doing with my daughter Donna.  You received a child who was totally lost to me, and in four short months, she is not anything like she was when she was escorted there.  Her attitude is excellent.  She is doing great academically.  She is reading classic novels and enjoying them.  I find that miraculous.  She is working hard on changing herself.  I know that none of these changes would have occurred at home.  It is because of the program and your unwavering dedication and commitment to it and our children that these changes are possible. You are all true “givers” in the “Focus” definition.

God bless you all,

Carol

With my sincere appreciation I’d like to thank all of you for the hard dedicated job you have done with my son Kurtis.  I was at PC1, March 14^th and had the pleasure of seeing a polite young man, my son.  I also had the pleasure of meeting some of the staff and seeing the facility.  I was very impressed.

To all of you that I met and all that I did not have the pleasure thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Love Deborah

Hello Ivy Ridge,

I am writing you this letter for the wonderful thing that you are accomplishing.

To be able to make change in children that is at the brink of total destruction.  In some instances death.  You have shown the ability to create an environment that teaches them tools of accountability, responsibility, caring, honesty, and the ability to turn themselves into a powerful person, a leader of there own lives.

Most of all you teach them that they are worthy of themselves, and to be proud of what they are, and who they can be.  This is a personal thank you to all at Ivy Ridge.

George

On September 21, 2002 I delivered to your hands a very angry and hurt boy.  Through your nurturing, guidance, love and support Thomas is facing his demons and learning to deal with them.  There have been setbacks and times I never thought he would make it through this program.  But, you never gave up on him.  I want to acknowledge everybody at the school for helping Thomas to be all that he can be.

You have my eternal gratitude,

Jeanne

Five months ago, I put my daughter Nicole to your facility.  At that time I believed my daughter was leading towards death, as a parent I needed to save her life as well as the entire family.  I entrusted her in your care, which was the hardest thing I’ve ere done.  As each week passes my daughter’s letters were becoming more familiar to me.  The little girl inside of her was returning.  The anger was less.  She was becoming happy again.  Without your entire staff loving, caring, committed to the program I wouldn’t have seen these results in her.  Hats off to you all.  Thank You!

Sincerely Anna Marie

To the staff at Ivy Ridge,

I would like to thank you for the time, effort and concern you have for my child and all the children.  I know what a difficult job I had with one child with a problem.  I can’t imagine what your people go through with so many children with similar problems.  I want to thank you for your patience in dealing with their attitudes.  For being concerned and loving toward our children.  For understanding their problems and helping them deal with it.  For molding our children into loving caring respectable human beings.  I also want to thank you for understanding how important parental cooperation is in this process.  As much as I miss my child and know she is in good hands and will return a different child.  Thank you for making a difference.

Carmine

Thank you for being there for me.  I truly appreciate your efforts in the revitalization of my son and our family.  Your efforts to be an active part of his life are greatly appreciated.  I challenge you to keep up the good work.  I thank you for all your positive thoughts knowing that these thoughts will help my son. 

Once again, I thank you.

Robert

Recently we were privilege to come to PC1 to see our son and meet all the people who have been watching over him for the past 5-1⁄2 months.  It was so very reassuring to see and meet all the caring people he is in contact with and who have an influence on his daily life.  I did not get to meet you all personally, so I want to take this time to give my heart felt thanks and appreciation to all of you.  You all have special caring qualities or you would not be in these very difficult and challenging roles.  I would like to give special thanks to Jason for being so accessible when we have concerns and for caring.  Just seeing you there with your whole family shows, you consider all these boys as a family too.  And dear, dear Anne Marie, even before we met I knew Nick was in good hands.  There are no accidents in life, and Nick was brought to you at a time when he needed special care and you have shown over and over again how much you care.  I know that no matter where Nick journeys throughout the rest of his life, you will always have a special part in his life, and that goes for all of us!  Thanks for coming into our family.  Thanks for being a part of his family!

Thank you all for saving our son

Diane

Dear Ivy Ridge Staff,

I want to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for all the loving care and dedication you have given to my son, Nick, as well as all the other kids in the school.  They all matter and they are all so precious as my son is to me.  Thank you for continuous positive reinforcement you give and the reassurance that I have been given that Nick is in safe and caring loving hands.  Sending Nick away was no doubt, the most difficult think I had ever to do.  I know that you know that and I know that you are making a difference in a very positive was.  I am so grateful that I had the support in my decision and I am grateful that I had the guts to do it.  I thank you in taking a big, big part in saving my son’s life.  He is my pride and joy and he is such a great guy and a compassionate young man, you see that in him, I am sure.  Thank you Anne Marie for the loving care and encouragement that you give to Nick, he and I will never forget.  Thank you, Jason for your guidance and interest in all the kids and staff at Ivy Ridge.  Thank you, Epp for the medical care that is so important and also for the love that goes with it.  Thank you for the open lines of communication with the website and your participation on the BBS, thank you all for helping me remain strong and dedication to saving my son and preparing him for the magnificent life he has waiting for him.  Thank you cafeteria cooks and helpers it was a great PC1!  Thank you security people for protecting these kids and making sure they are ok around the clock.  This experience has shown me something that I already know, however, sometimes I don’t appreciate it reminds me that in every misfortune there lies a seed of equal or greater (and usually greater) benefits.  You are all a blessing to me and my family and who we are becoming.

Love & Peace to all Dave

Joanne

I am so very grateful to you and all your wonderful care you are giving our daughter.  Since we placed her in your school and program, I have known she was safe and well cared for.  This decision to have her in this program was one of the most difficult decisions a parent ever has to do , but I am so committed that she will graduate this program and have her life back on track.  This graduation is in your hands and I trust you with this with all my heart.  My daughter life is in your hands and I am comfortable with that.  Thank you for saving my daughter’s life because she will grow to be the beautiful woman she is with your help.

From my loving hands to yours

Ruby S.

I’d like to thank everyone for supporting me and my family through a very difficult time in our lives. You have shown true support and compassion right from the start, You have shown me a path of self examination and I have become able to clearly see choices that have always been there.

By giving of yourselves so completely, you have shown me a world of possibilities and opportunity I haven’t seen before.

I could never thank you enough for standing so firmly for me and my family at a time we were not willing to stand for ourselves.

The best I can show my appreciation is to keep on this great journey and invite others to join me.

                                                                                                Kathi

With all my sincere love Tammy  xoxoxoxoxox

P.S. I ask everyone at AIR that reads this letter to hug and kiss Lauren.  Tell her that her dad and mom truly Love and Thank her for taking us down. 

The sound you hear is of me snoring while I’m sleeping, this sound had embedded me for a long time because it was impossible to sleep not knowing if my son Robert was safe. The knowledge that I have of knowing that my son is safe in “your care” is a wonderful feeling. I am so grateful to all of you for your gifts to my son and my family. The knowledge that you have bestowed on both Robert and I will allow us to grow together as a family and also be whole and healthy individuals. Thank you for teaching me that it is ok to have structure in you life. Thank you for loving my son unconditionally, you didn’t look at my son and judge him, you gave him the tools that were necessary for him to become whole. I was eternally grateful for all of your efforts. I will do whatever I can in the future to support all of you, you have taught this sled dog many new tracks. “Thank you” for giving my life back. I love you all!! I can’t wait for .4’s at PC1.

Sincerely,

Michael A.

My name is Adam Rosen. My sister Stephanie was in Ivy Ridge and is now staying home because of my father’s passing. Stephanie was there for 13 months in that time she reached level 3. After she came home she and my mother decided that it would be good for her not to go back to Ivy Ridge. Stephanie is doing absolutely amazing. She has picked out an independent study school for herself which has a total of 14 other students in it. She has disassociated her with her non working friends and is extremely respectful. Thank you Ivy Ridge for helping her with her non working behavior. She is truly in the top percent of people that have them self and behavior in check. Thank you again Ivy Ridge.

Adam

 Though I have not had the honor and privilege of meeting all of you I want you to know the impact you have made in my life.  You have brought both into my life the daughter I once knew.  In the process I found new meaning to life and family.  Lindsay is now alive and the vibrant individual she once was and the effects of her chance has extended through myself, my wife and my son and still continues through a continuing life process that to place through your being a part of my daughter’s life in a most significant way.

 Steve

To all that serves at Ivy Ridge,

I placed my child in your hands and you took her in as your own.  I saw this love and concern at PCI.  You do small things each day that let her know that she is special and that her personal journey of discovery is also important to you.  You push her past her old limits from a place of love in your hears.  Thank you for seeing a child of god and not a problem. 
 

Sincerely Arlene

We are writing this letter to thank you for your dedication and commitment in caring for our son, Mike Wagner, and our selves through a very difficult time in our lives. As we well know, this cannot be an easy job. It takes very special people to do what you do. Your patience, compassion, and consistency are greatly appreciated. Your help and guidance in his life is immeasurable. We wrote Mike a letter when he first left like it was watching him sitting so high up in a tree that he couldn’t get down from. We can only give him a latter  to come down by himself, only one rung at a time, until his feet were finally on the ground. You all are the size of that latter holding the rungs. You truly are all givers.

Sincerely,

Joe and Barb

Respectfully,

The staff at Ivy Ridge,

I never thought I’d have to let my daughter go so soon, that I’d have to give her up to others because I couldn't’ help her, and in a panic I sent her to you and prayed that I did the right thing for her. I didn’t know then what a great gift you all are at Ivy Ridge. I feel your caring from all these hundreds miles a way for all these kids and I know that this is not just a job for you, that you truly love and care for each and every kid that  comes through those doors. My daughter couldn't’ be in a better place at this difficult time in her life. I miss so very much, but I know that she is safe and that she is surrounded my love.

I don't know all of you but I would like you to know that you will hold a special place in my heart forever. You are truly wonderful.

In appreciation and love,

Laurie

Dear Ivy Ridge,

Thanks for saving my daughter from her self destructive behavior. Without your program I am sure she would have gone down hill faster and faster until who knows what would have happened. I see the graduates from your program and look forward to the day I can call my daughter an Ivy Ridge graduate.

Tony