You can help make Christmas merry & bright for our Ranch boys and girls this year! Christmas can be the most wonderful time of year and, at the same time, the most painful time for some our Ranch boys and girls. It may be hard to imagine, but for some of our Ranchers, this year will be the first time they ever receive a single Christmas gift. They will be overjoyed! For others, the holidays are a time when they miss their family of origin, even if they experienced abuse and neglect in those homes. Emotions can swing wildly this … Continue reading →

What is Giving Tuesday? After Thanksgiving, #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday each year, we celebrate #GivingTuesday. This special day helps demonstrate that holidays can be about both giving and giving back. This year, Citizens Bank will once again be matching gifts to the Ranch on Giving Tuesday. For every dollar donated to the ASYR on December 2nd, Citizens Bank will match contributions up to the first $5,000! Here are some ways YOU can help ASYR receive the entire $5,000 matching gift from Citizens Bank on Giving Tuesday: Make an online donation by clicking here.  Drop your donation by any Citizens Bank location. … Continue reading →

BATESVILLE, Ark. (Sept. 24, 2025) – The Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches (ASYR) has received a $1 million gift that will fund the construction of a new home on its 600-acre Batesville campus. This generous donation will help ASYR continue providing hope, healing, and a place for Arkansas children in crisis to call home for generations to come. The generous donors are longtime supporters of the Ranch, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Raney of Ozark. Mr. and Mrs. Raney sought no recognition; they only wished to see their support of ASYR fulfilled through the construction of a new home within their lifetime. … Continue reading →

For 30 years, Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches has recognized Arkansans who have made outstanding contributions to create better opportunities for Arkansas children. These Arkansans personify in word and deed the ideals of the Ranch, and hundreds gather each year to pay tribute to their dedication at the Arkansas Children’s Award Dinner. This year, we are excited to present the 30th annual Arkansas Children’s Award to Rush Harding, a generous advocate for building hopeful futures for Arkansas youth. Rush was raised in the Delta community of Clarendon, the son of a legendary high school coach and a beloved home economics teacher … Continue reading →

The 2025-2026 school year will begin soon, and one thing is for sure–we have lots of excited boys and girls! For some of our Ranchers, the first day of school represents a fresh start. And for many of our newer Ranchers, this will be their first opportunity to actually thrive in school. This is all thanks to support from friends like you. You can help send our Ranchers back to school August 13th is the first day of school for our Ranchers, and we need your help! Our houses are full this summer as we prepare for back to school, … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, May 13, the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon-Cutting ceremony for the opening of Beebe Hall at the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches. Beebe Hall is named in honor of former Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, recognizing his 30 years of service as a volunteer and advocate to the Ranch. Nancy Fulton, ASYR CEO, welcomed the crowd and expressed gratitude to the builders, contractors, donors, and staff who contributed to making Beebe Hall a reality. She also praised the efforts of the fundraising committee, led by Ray Dillon, ASYR Board President. “Ray Dillon took this on so we … Continue reading →

As we wrap up our 48th year at the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches, we are grateful that you helped us accomplish BIG things in 2024. In March we gathered with many of our closest friends and supporters and broke ground on our newest home, Beebe Hall. In September, we completed construction on Beebe Hall, and we’re now looking for the right houseparents so we can begin welcoming new children to the Ranch in 2025. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a houseparent, click here. We are also grateful to everyone who donated and supported the Ranch this … Continue reading →