Rodeheaver Boys Ranch
Provides a wholesome home environment with a program for social, educational, vocational, and spiritual development for boys who are at-risk or disadvantaged due to poverty, home insecurity, parental death, desertion, divorce, or other issues with the legal parent or guardian that are no fault of the child. We exist because we know families sometimes struggle and believe boys need strong role models in their life. “It’s Better to Build Boys than to Mend Men” is the Ranch motto and is just as relevant in our society today as it was in 1950 when this phrase was used by our founder Homer Rodeheaver.
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Rodeheaver Boys Ranch functions as a residential childcare facility providing total care for the boys who make the ranch their home. The Ranch is not a summer or day camp, a detention center or an institution for the mentally impaired. Rodeheaver Boys Ranch functions as a lively structured community in a program of guidance, enrichment and training. We do not typically accept boys who are on the autism spectrum or medicated for a mental diagnosis and we do not accept boys who are currently involved in the Dept. for Juvenile Justice (DJJ) or adjudicated delinquent.
Rodeheaver Boys Ranch
Our Mission
To provide a wholesome home environment with social, educational, vocational and spiritual training for needy boys. These are boys who, because of parental death, desertion, divorce, disability or dysfunctional home situation, have no home of their own. These boys are given a second chance in life and an opportunity to build a strong foundation for the future.
Our Vision
To see the boys who end up at Rodeheaver boys Ranch learn to break the chains of self-destructive and disfunctional behavior that many of the adults in their families have participated in for several generations. It is our vision to see the boys who grow up at Rodeheaver Boys Ranch to be successful in their chosen fields. It is our desire to see each boy learn to give back to the ranch and the local communities that Invested large sums of money and assets into their lives so they could have the opportunity for a positive future.