"It is better to build a child than to repair an adult"
It is
our belief that every child has a birthright to health care,
educational opportunities, a safe home and a loving environment
with people who care for him or her. Whether in a residential
setting or the outreach services division, programs at the Ranch
are designed to provide each child with the opportunities and
tools he needs to recognize his individual assets and work to
achieve his goals.
Children
in the residential program are there because they have been
abused, neglected, abandoned or need additional supervision.
In the outreach services division , the Ranch works with families
to help prevent the need for out-of-home placement. The goal
of the Ranch’s program is to provide loving care with therapeutic
intervention, because we believe, "It is better to build a child
than to repair an adult."
Crossroads - Ideas for Giving
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a Donor
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more about ways to donate
The Arkansas
Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches could not exist without the help of
interested and generous donors. It is a grassroots organization
with support in each of the state’s 75 counties. Approximately
97% of all funding comes from non-governmental sources, including
a donor base of nearly 48,000. Ranch
supporters from across the state represent virtually every socio-economic
class, cultural or ethnic background or religious affiliation.
Through
their generous support, our donors have shown that they also
care about abused and neglected children and are willing to
invest their time, talents and treasures to give our children
hope for a brighter tomorrow. There are lots of ways you too
can help. Please join with us today!
Ways to Donate
Membership Program
Monthly Giving – Hope Builders
Gifts of Stock
Tribute Giving – Memorials & Honorariums
Homestead Legacy Society
– Planned Gifts
Non-Cash Gifts
The Arkansas Sheriffs’
Youth Ranch Thrift Shop
Online Product Store
Membership Program
Become
an important part of our family and join us in helping children.
You may become an honorary member of the Arkansas Sheriffs’
Youth Ranches by sending a $25 Donation. You will receive a
membership card, a bumper sticker for your automobile, a subscription
to the Ranch Report newsletter and a warm feeling knowing you
are helping a deserving child.
Hope Builders
The long-term
approach to creating lasting solutions to child abuse and neglect,
as well as the ability to provide children with permanent home
environments, requires ongoing support from people who believe
in our work. That’s why we’re asking you to give a regularly scheduled donation.
Hope Builders is a program that is an ideal
way for caring people to express ongoing concern for Arkansas’
abused, neglected and abandoned children. The program helps
children in need by providing consistent income to meet monthly
needs at the Ranch. It also saves resources the Ranch would
otherwise be forced to use to raise money for on-going monthly
needs.
Members
of our Hope Builder program receive the Ranch Report
and a consolidated annual gift statement for tax purposes. As
one of the Ranch’s regular supporters, you’ll be with us shoulder-to-shoulder,
month after month, helping us ensure that our children have
the loving environment they deserve and the tools they need
to succeed.
Whatever
the gift size, it’s easy to arrange for a monthly or quarterly
charge to your credit card, or a monthly or quarterly bank draft.
Gifts of Stock
Click here to learn more about Gifts of Stock.
Tribute Giving – Memorials & Honorariums
Memorials
– Remembering family or friends through a memorial gift is a
special tribute to their lives. It can be a heartfelt way to
ensure that the values they held dear will live on in future
generations.
Honorariums
– Gifts made in honor of loved ones at times such as Mother’s
Day or Father’s Day; at the birth of a child or grandchild;
or on a birthday, wedding anniversary, graduation or any other
occasion also can be reminders to friends and family how much
you care.
A nice
acknowledgement card will be sent to those honored or the families
of those remembered. Please see our donation form for the required information or call 870-793-6841 x2-8.
Homestead Legacy Society – Planned
Gifts
The Homestead
Legacy Society pays tribute to men and women who – by including
the Ranch in their estate plans – have ensured the preservation
of our mission so that no child is left behind. Leave a legacy
of caring. Consider a bequest to the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth
Ranches, and become a member of our Homestead Legacy Society.
Provisions may be made in the form of bequests; charitable trusts
and gift annuities; gifts of life insurance policies; life estates
and contingency gifts. Contact the Ranch, (870) 793-6841, ext.
2-5, for more information.
Click here to learn more about Homestead Legacy Society gifts.
Non-Cash Gifts
The Ranch
needs the same kinds of things that all families need. We just
need a lot more of them. Contributions of vehicles, farm equipment,
recreational equipment, furnishings, clothing and cookware for
the cottages are most welcome. Call the Ranch office at (870)
793-6841, and we’ll arrange to pick up the items at your convenience.
The Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch
Thrift Shop
The shop is open Friday, and Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., and is located at 839 N. Central Avenue, in Batesville
– just across from Dollar General. The shop, staffed by Ranch
staff and children and operated as a fundraiser for the Ranch, offers
an ever-changing variety of household items, furniture, computer equipment,
books, toys, office equipment and good, clean clothing for the
entire family. Support the Ranches by stopping in soon!
Even more ways to support the Ranch!
Invite
friends and family to make gifts to the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth
Ranch in lieu of a gift to you.
- Donate
funds raised by your congregation, school, civic group, university,
etc.
- Maximize your gift through your company’s matching gift program.
- Shop at the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Online Product Store.
Let others know you support the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches
by displaying items that bear the Ranch emblem. The following
products are available:
CD
Now Available!
$5 each.
T-shirts
T-shirts are Navy with the Ranch emblem.
All sizes
Cost is $12 each.
Mugs
These mugs are just the ticket for avid coffee drinkers
or cup collectors. Mugs are $6 each.
Cookbooks
Volume 1: $9.00
Volume 2: $10.00
Volume 3: $11.00
Order yours today!
License
Plates
License plates for vehicles are available for $5 each
License Plate Holders are available for $5 each.
Ranch Keyrings
$3 each.
Notecards
12 for $10.
Sweatshirts
are $15 each.
Caps
for $13 each.
Windbreakers
for $28 each.
Polo-style shirts
for $20 each.
How
To Donate
Donate
Online!
Donate
by Phone!
To make a pledge or donation, contact Jerrie Hooper, Development
Assistant, at (870) 793-6841 x 2-8
Donate
by Mail!
To make a pledge or donation by mail, download, print out and
complete the form, then mail it to:
Arkansas
Sheriffs' Youth Ranches, Inc.
P. O. Box 3964
Batesville, AR 72503-3964
Downloadable
Donation Form
Donate
by Fax!
Fax your completed form to the following and we'll process your
pledge/donation:
Arkansas
Sheriffs' Youth Ranches FAX: (870) 793-9012.
Downloadable
Donation Form
Leave
a Legacy of Caring! Consider a bequest to the Arkansas Sheriffs'
Youth Ranches, and become a member of our Homestead Legacy Society.
Contact Mike Cumnock, (870) 793-6841, ext. 2-5.
For more
information about donor services or our product store, please
fill out the following Contact Us
form. You may also send a check with your donation to P.O.
Box 3964, Batesville, Arkansas 72503
Mission Statement
To address,
remedy, and prevent child abuse and neglect by creating safe,
healthy, and permanent homes for children.
