LEADERSHIP AND SERVICESpreading the Word, Strengthening the WorldThe world is hearing about Cal Farley’s.Mark Freado is much more than a town crier. He’s an advocate, a professional and a quickfriend to anyone he meets.Freado spends his days visiting with professionals from both public and private agencies, literallyall over the world. He carries with him the word of Cal Farley’s and he teaches others aboutthe Cal Farley’s Model of Leadership and Service ® . He came to us after 30 years in the socialservice delivery, training and consulting business. He holds a master’s degree in counseling; andhe has an extensive background in direct care, executive management, program developmentand a resume the length of his arm for working with industry collaborations and educationalgroups. But it’s his passion for societal well-being that truly fuels him.So when Cal Farley’s chief operations officer, Mark Strother, asked Freado to help teach otherorganizations the Model that has made a real difference in our work, “it was a really easy‘yes!’,” he said.“All over the world, every place I work is introduced to Cal Farley’s.” Over the first year, he hastraveled around the United States, into Canada, across the Pacific Ocean to Australia (twice!);and by May 2010 he will have visited Munich, Germany and Ghent, Belgium.“I work with people who work with children and families that are in various types of trouble,”Freado explained. “The Model of Leadership and Service is taught in the context of how it reflectsthe services at Cal Farley’s. Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch offers a beautiful life in a beautiful settingand that is one way that we help these kids normalize. Boys Ranch is a complete communitythat provides opportunity,and creates an ecologyand comprehensive modelof what successful livingcan look like.“But there are kids who can’tbe involved in the routinesand opportunities in thecommunity today. Having amodel of how services areto be delivered, along with“It’s important work. There are thousands of smallways that we make a difference in kids’ lives — andultimately the world. We help children that othersdo not usually move toward.”— Mark Freado, Trainer and Consultant, Cal Farley’s Institutevalues and practices that give substance to our work, guides us in helping our children face andovercome many of their challenges,” he stated.Freado mentioned that there are children we take into placement today that would not havebeen accepted 20 years ago.“Cal Farley’s stands out because the organization holds onto the vision from which this placewas born,” he noted. “The mission is to learn and teach and make a real difference in theseyoung lives. Holding onto that vision and becoming modern is not an easy thing to accomplish.Cal Farley would never stand for complacency — and neither would its leadership today. Thisis what keeps an organization healthy, relevant, and what keeps it meaningful in the lives ofchildren. It is an honor to be a part of a professional community that honors tradition, and is allabout growth and learning.”Freado explained that the Model of Leadership and Service provides a broad view of what CalFarley’s professionals do, and it comes from a wide range of research. “This is a comprehensivemodel used in all that we teach. As we are living out that Model, we have a very personalsense of what that means. The children, when they come to us, are dealing with significantseparation. It takes courage to experience separation, loss and sometimes trauma, and still bewilling to try new things and build new relationships. There are people at Cal Farley’s who notonly believe in what’s possible, they live it with the young people in our care.”6
Model of Leadership and ServiceThe Cal Farley’s Model of Leadership andService ® defines the six areas of humanneed that we must advance and nurture inthe organization’s leaders, team membersand children. These six areas are Safety,Belonging, Achievement, Power, Purposeand Adventure. At Cal Farley’s, we believewhen these six areas of need are met,individuals are able to reach their potential.safety | Create a safe place for children to learn, play and growBELONGING |achievemenT |power |purpose |adventure |Foster opportunities for every child to experience healthy relationships with othersDevelop work and play activities that connect children’s unique talents, skills andknowledge to meaningful outcomesUse daily life experiences as opportunities for children to develop personalresponsibility and self-disciplineHelp children become resilient, productive, contributing citizensModel for children the important balance in, and life experiences of, workand playWe emphasize the development, skill and expertiseof our direct care staff.Cal Farley’s Internal and External Training6432,71215,712Number of child care anddevelopment training classes offeredNumber of child care anddevelopment training hoursinstructedNumber of child care anddevelopment hours received<strong>CAL</strong> FARLEY’S <strong>ANNUAL</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong> <strong>2008</strong> / <strong>2009</strong>7
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