Where there’s a youth in need, there’s a campus less than 2 hours away.

The Ranch provides an annual home for 60-100 youth on three campuses in Independence, Clark and Crawford counties.  Each resident and the Ranch is a near-perfect match, so all admission requests are closely examined to ensure the Ranch will meet a youth’s needs.  To recommend someone for the Ranch residential program:

Make sure the child meets all necessary requirements.

The Ranch admits children without regard to gender, race, creed, color, religion, national origin or physical handicap. All applicants must:

• Be a resident – or relative of a resident – of Arkansas.
• Have a legal guardian (can be DHS).
• Be between the ages of 6 and 17.
• Have an IQ of at least 80.
• Have cognitive skills necessary to perform routine living tasks.
• Have no a history of violent behavior that might pose a serious threat others.
• Have no serious criminal record.
• Have approval from the sheriff in the county of residence.
• Be able to attend public school.
• Be willing to attend church of choice at least once a week.

Download, complete and send the Ranch Application Form (Adobe Acrobat PDF).

Provide as much information as possible, including the requested supporting materials.  Applications can be submitted by mail or email.

A committee will review each request based on the information provided, so a complete application is imperative to the decision making process.  If the Ranch and the applicant are a compatible, both the child and his/her guardian will be interviewed by the committee.  The guardian will be notified of admission following the interview.

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