Program
The Family Foundation School program is based upon three core goals: maximize academic potential; develop spiritually and emotionally through a 12-step program of recovery; grow and mature psychologically through the 12-Step program as well as group and individual therapies. Students at the school are divided into "families" of roughly 30 students and 6 staff members. The family groups eat together, during which time "Table Topics" serve as an opportunity for the group to address any negative issues presented by individual students.
The school operates year-round, with two 25-week school terms, and employs a residential behavior modification program that is chiefly based on the twelve-step approach.
The school serves high-school age (grades 9-12) children that have problems with various addictions (e.g. drugs, alcohol, food, sex, gambling or gaming) and/or other psychological challenges. Enrollment is around 190 students. Students are typically recommended for placement at the school by a social worker, school guidance counselor, or psychologist.
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