FFF Ranch

We are opening an interactive animal farm and garden display / playground for children in foster care in Madison and adjacent counties which will be located on our property. We intend to create a meeting place for foster children, foster parents, and biological families. The farm will be a place for foster children to get together for peer interaction, growth, and development. A place where foster parents can gather to exchange ideas, concerns and information on how to better serve the children in their care, and a safe environment where biological families can enjoy each other?’s company while working toward reunification. Currently cases that involve court ordered supervised visitation are conducted at the Department of Social Services in office style cubicles, area fast food restaurants, and in some cases courts require an area that operates surveillance equipment such as the entrances of department stores. We are hoping to provide a place where these requirements can be met in a fun and safe environment. At the farm the children can play in a child friendly atmosphere and the parents can learn to interact with them in that setting. One of our main goals is that every child visiting the farm will have a small plot of land to plant and call their own, and an animal to share the responsibility of with other children. We are hoping to adopt homeless or abused animals in need of secure and loving placement to help us meet our goals. Although our focus is on foster and p.i.n.s. Kids, the farm will be open to all children in need. We are hoping to encourage organizations that cater to the needs of those outside our range to use the property for their programs. We will have a revolving office set up for other groups to use when doing day or weeklong projects.

Tim Flaherty
Email: fffranch@a-znet.com
6438 Perryville Rd
Chittenango NY 13037
Home: 315-687-3981

FFF Ranch

Foster Family Foundation

My wife and I are foster parents in Madison County, NY. My wife?’s father and our current 3 foster children live with us in Chittenango on our 30acre farm. My wife is a speech-language pathologist at St Joseph?’s hospital in Syracuse and I own a retail bonsai shop.


We are opening an interactive animal farm and garden display / playground for children in foster care in Madison and adjacent counties which will be located on our property. We intend to create a meeting place for foster children, foster parents, and biological families. The farm will be a place for foster children to get together for peer interaction, growth, and development. A place where foster parents can gather to exchange ideas, concerns and information on how to better serve the children in their care, and a safe environment where biological families can enjoy each other?’s company while working toward reunification. Currently cases that involve court ordered supervised visitation are conducted at the Department of Social Services in office style cubicles, area fast food restaurants, and in some cases courts require an area that operates surveillance equipment such as the entrances of department stores. We are hoping to provide a place where these requirements can be met in a fun and safe environment. At the farm the children can play in a child friendly atmosphere and the parents can learn to interact with them in that setting. One of our main goals is that every child visiting the farm will have a small plot of land to plant and call their own, and an animal to share the responsibility of with other children. We are hoping to adopt homeless or abused animals in need of secure and loving placement to help us meet our goals. Although our focus is on foster and p.i.n.s. Kids, the farm will be open to all children in need. We are hoping to encourage organizations that cater to the needs of those outside our range to use the property for their programs. We will have a revolving office set up for other groups to use when doing day or weeklong projects.

Working Toward The Future

Our goals for the future include:

?· A Barn to house the animals, an activity room and the offices of FFF Ranch and other groups working for children.

?· A pavilion to provide outdoor shelter during a rare Central NY rainstorm.

?· A playground for the children that will be handicap accessible, so that no child will be left out.


We have rehabilitated an old barn on the property to house the goats and llamas we currently have. That barn is close to capacity now. Our hopes are that the new barn will have space for the animals, hay and feed, a small milking station and room to grow.

We are looking for Boer % does or doelings. Until we have our not-for-profit status we are not eligible for grants, so we have been buying the livestock and feed for the farm ourselves. If anyone had a % doe or doeling that they were willing to part with for a reduced fee it would be greatly appreciated, and once our 503c status goes through we can give you a receipt for charitable contributions.

Thank You SU

We have the good fortune to be working with the Syracuse University School of Law. We have filed the paperwork for incorporation and are soon to file for non-profit status.