Some say it was a religious cult. Some say it was a God-ordained ministry. Some say it saved them. Some say it ruined their lives.
Mary Rosenberger was born and raised at Freedom Village USA. She left the Yates County ministry and home to troubled kids when she was 24 years old.
Rosenberger has written a book about her life at Freedom Village and will read from the book and hold a question and answer session Friday afternoon at the Ferris Hills retirement community in Canandaigua starting at 3p.m.
Freedom Village closed in 2019 millions of dollars in debt and bankrupt.
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