Children's Farm Home

Jacob Spray _{on Google}

Feb 10th, 2024

I was in this place back in 2000 to 2002. When I was 7-9. While it was hectic at times, the staff were pretty indifferent about how we all acted towards ourselves, while preparing for if we did anything to anyone else. I would love to see if anything is different about this place as well as possibly seeing the Northpoint cottage.. i think it was that at least. Could've been better in several areas and was traumatic in others..

Emilio Ibarra _{on Google}

Jan 16th, 2024

please do not send your children here unless youd like to see them in worse condition then before they went in. I promise you will regret ever sending your baby to this horrible place .

Kai _{on Google}

Feb 21st, 2024

If I could give this place negative Stars I would. They wouldnt let me shower bc of "not enough staff" (I was not a a board) and when i was in a hold i had shown calm body for 5 MINUTES. the whole time I was actively bleeding and had told them as calmly a kid who's being held down can that they were bending my finger the wrong way. I now have a crooked finger and PERMANENT hand pain. They also refused to help with any of my mental AND medical needs. I needed to get my blood drawn frequently because of a medical condition and non of that happened. And whenever I would try to get genuine halp for my mental health I was put on more meds. By the end of my stay I was VERY behind on credit and much worse. I was taking 10 DIFFERENT meds every Morning and 7 every night. I had given up on everything. Once I was in the foster system I was finally able to get the help I needed and am much better now. DONT GO TO THE FARM HOME. IF I HADN'T I WOULD BE MUCH BETTER NOW.

Veronica _{on Google}

Feb 4th, 2024

7-10 years ago, the Children's Farm Home brought me nothing but pain and anguish, and it still remains one of my number one weaknesses in my adulthood. I wanted people to see this place as I've seen it for the years of damage it has caused me and others alike. But in the end, my true goal is for no one to have gone through the same experiences I have, and with that being said, I want to entertain the idea that things can change. As much as it hurts using that context in the same place that caused me hell for so long, I've started to truly believe it can become different than it was many years ago. I've spoken with Sandy Boyle (the senior vice president) over the years and learned many things. The number one is that Kim Scott, the previous CEO, retired and that my voice does matter. For so many years, no one heard my screams and my cries for help, so to have someone to acknowledge them for what they are and to make changes that I never believed would have been considered puts my 12 to 17-year-old inner child to rest. It's a slow process to forgive many years of pain, and in an ironic and strange way, Trillium has finally given me the hope I had once forgotten many years ago. Please take my review seriously, and please still heed caution. There are differences being made. I am one. #FarmHomeSurvivor.

Jasmine Judd _{on Google}

Dec 16th, 2023

I worked at the farm home for almost a whole year. I ended up leaving the company earlier than I had originally planned. I applied to work at the Farm home because I am genuinely passionate about helping youths. During my time at trillium i spent most of my time navigating interpersonal issues with other staff. There is a strong clique mentality on the teams at the company, and if you as a staff arent apart of the clique you will know for sure.
Staff often go without breaks, or meals and are then told to perform at their best during what can often be an 8-10 hour shift. Despite these issues I planned to stay, until I was targeted by the lead staff and HR for a crime I did not commit.
Something thats in the staff contract is a clear policy stating that all politically charged memorabilia should not be brought to work. More over if any personal items were damaged on campus the company was not liable.
One night after I had gone home and clocked out a staff member had a Blue Lives Matter flag cut from their vehicle. For weeks following this event it became clear I was being accused of this. Leads were harassing me about it, I hadnt observed them doing the same to anyone else. Coworkers were showing up to work in their 1776 memorabilia and constantly asking me about the flag. It is important to note that for the most part this flag is used in direct response to the Black Lives Matter movement, and is used to engineer a sense of discontent with the cause. More over mental health facilities are disproportionately populated with POC and LGBTQ+ individuals. The fact that the individual thought it appropriate to show up to work with this flag posted in their truck shouldve been cause enough for them to be brought into HR. Instead of holding the individual accountable for going against company policy HR decided to spend their time targeting me based on an accusation made by the owner of the flag and their opinions about my personal political affiliation.
I had received an email saying all staff working that night were contacted about the incident- only 3 staff that I spoke to were contacted and I was the only one on my shift who received the email. Eventually I was pulled into HR to talk about it, this conversation made it very clear I was being targeted for this. During all of this an incident happened where a lead was continuing to use the term powwow to have the clients join a group. Several clients came to me asking to ask the individual to stop. I told the clients I would talk with the staff about it after the night was over in our wrap up meeting. Unfortunately the staff continued to say it over and over. The clients were progressively and progressively more upset as the staff continued. I stepped in and politely suggest we use a different term as the one being used is racially charged. The staff proceeded to be rude and mean to me at the end of the shift saying I had no idea what they couldve meant by powwow the staff said it could be a dogs name. How the clients were being instructed to come inside for a dog that wasnt there I have no idea. But this lead reported me to their boss and I was reprimanded for standing up for the clients. This became a theme and incidents like this continued to happen for awhile. I didnt want to come to work because I knew when I showed up I would be harassed from the moment I clocked in until I clocked out. It was like the leads were tasked with getting me to tell them about the incident. More importantly I was being accused of something that happened while I wasnt even at work, after I had clocked out and gone home.
I quit because it was very clear to me that this was going to continue to be a problem, and I couldnt come into work anymore feeling that dread. I cant begin to describe how little it felt the company cared about my side of the story, and how quick they were to accuse me and target me for what had happened.
I think this is something families, and potential employees need to know. My experience is a perfect example of how they treat their employees.