News

What do Christmas trees and boys have in common?

What do Christmas trees and boys have in common? Click HERE to read a great article from The News Virginian in Waynesboro, VA about our tree farm in West Augusta, VA. The tree farm is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 10am-4pm through December 20. We hope to see you there!

An article published a few years ago the Roanoke Times website describes the connection between nurturing Christmas trees and boys in need of change. Read the full article here.

WHSV-3 from Harrisonburg, VA, ran a great report on the tree farm in 2015 titled, “Youth Build Skills at Christmas Tree Farm.” For video of the full report, click here.

Click here for more information about our tree farm.

Teach a man to fish.

Boys Home hosted an event called Teach a Man to Fish on September 26, 2015.

The event brought in professional fly fishermen to teach the boys the art of fly fishing. Read the article HERE.

An additional article about the event published in the Richmond Times can be found HERE.

Jon’s story

Meet Jon.*

Jon came to Boys Home in 2014 from the Washington D.C. area. He was getting in trouble at home. He was spending time with friends that weren’t good influences. He was involved in things that were detrimental to his safety and the safety of those around him and he wound up in jail.

Jon’s mom was worried about him and the choices he was making. She was seeing his friends get hurt and mess up their lives and she didn’t want that for Jon. So she brought him to Boys Home.
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