Cal Farley's - Girlstown USA

Tommy, Chase and I are in Lubbock, Texas tonight preparing for our interview tomorrow at Girlstown USA, a part of Cal Farley's...We have been praying together tonight as a family that the Lord will give us clear direction on what He would have us to do. We would like to ask you to pray for us as well. Tommy was reading some scripture to us tonight, where Paul was writing and praying for a church...I can't remember which one right now, but he was praying that they would have the knowledge of God's will for them and that is our prayer and our desire that we would have the knowledge of God's will for our lives. We don't know what exactly to expect tomorrow, we are going in with open minds and open hearts and praying the Lord will reveal to us if this is where He would have us serve! I copied this off the Cal Farley website to give you some idea of what Cal Farley's is about! Thanks for your prayers and we will update tomorrow to let you know how things go!!

Cal Farley's Girlstown, U.S.A. prepares adolescent girls, ages 10 to 18, to become responsible family members and successful adults by providing a family-style, Christ-centered environment supporting each girl's total development. Although needing structure and supervision, the residents function in an open environment and community without extended periods of intense individual supervision. All programs are designed to bring about a sense of balance to each girl's life. The staff works with each girl's entire family unit to develop healthy, positive relationships.
The girls attend Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District and enjoy the same opportunities as other area students to grow academically and socially.
Girls may remain at Girlstown for as short as one year or through high school graduation, depending on when goals she and her family have set are successfully achieved. Youths receive medical, optical, dental and emergency services as needed.
Cal Farley's Girlstown, U.S.A. is situated on 1,425 acres of land eight miles south of Whiteface, Texas, (west of Lubbock) on FM 1780.
The population generally ranges between 50-60 girls.
Girlstown graduates who choose to further their education may apply for assistance through organizational scholarships for academic or vocational training.

The house parent couple is the backbone of our programs at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch and Cal Farley’s Girlstown, U.S.A. House parenting is arguably the toughest job within the organization.
House parent couples provide daily supervision for up to 12 children in the home or cottage. The job includes serving as positive role models who teach life skills and offer guidance, discipline and spiritual development to the children. This takes a high level of energy and the capacity to meet the demands of a large family household.
At Cal Farley’s, successful house parents come from many walks of life, represent different age groups, and display different personalities. One common theme is that they see their role as a ministry to help hurting and troubled children.
Although it is not unusual for various staff members at Cal Farley’s to serve the organization for ten or even twenty years, it is seldom that a house parent couple reaches the 10-year-mark.