Residential Treatment Program

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

Provide a balanced program offering unconditional love, scholastic support, vocational training, and Christian nurture. To provide for the physical, emotional and developmental needs of our boys and staff. To serve up to 28 boys who have the greatest need behaviorally regardless of their parents’ financial capacity.

Score Summary

Overall Score:	Excellent
Practice Principles:	Better
Faith Related Elements:	Excellent
Outcome Measures:	Excellent
Change Process:	Better

Program Facts

• Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 17
• Program Participants Last Year: 23
• Meets about 30 time(s) with each participant per month
• Participants remain in the program for 18 months

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $800,000 Program Budget: $800,000
Foundation Grants	8%	8%
Government Grants/Contracts	0%	0%
Individual Gifts	40%	40%
Business/Corporate Gifts	7%	7%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	10%	10%
Dues/Fees/Income	25%	25%
Other	10%	10%
	Average Program Funding From All Samaritan Programs	Average Organization Funding From All Samaritan Organizations
The next charts display the average funding sources for all programs currently in the Samaritan Guide for your comparison. Average Organization Budget: $3,820,907 Average Program Budget: $349,880
Foundation Grants	24%	18%
Government Grants/Contracts	2%	8%
Individual Gifts	32%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	7%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	11%	10%
Dues/Fees/Income	7%	9%
Other	11%	11%

It is important to maintain diverse income sources for your programs and for your oganization as a whole. Doing so provides long-term financial stability to your organizations and programs. It is also important to note that government funding often comes with stipulations and restrictions. More information is available in the Raising Resources Toolkit - pdf.

Score Details

Program Focus
Program Mission	Clarity and specificity of the program's mission statement.	Excellent
Target Population	Clarity and specificity of the programs target clientele.	Excellent
Eligibility Criteria	Clarity and specificity of the program's eligibility criteria.	Excellent
Program Requirements	Well defined requirements for client participation.	Excellent
Referrals From Other Organizations	Do other organizations recommend this program to their clientele.	Excellent
Referrals to Other Organizations	Does this program recommend other programs to their clients?	Excellent
Volunteer to Staff Ratio	Are volunteers effectively incorporated into the program?	Excellent
Past Participant Recruiting	Are past program participants recruited as volunteers?	Excellent
Evaluation and Practice Princples
Practice Principles	How supports and resources are provided to increase outcomes.	Better
Outcome Measurement	The ability to measure stated program outcomes.	Excellent
Change Process	Specific and measurable statement of the program's goals.	Better
Faith Related Elements	Integration of faith related elements.	Excellent
Measurement Frequency	Frequency of measuring client outcomes.	Excellent
Program Evaluation	Level of the budget allocated to measuring client outcomes.	Excellent
Institutional Stability
Organization Age	A measure of the organization's durability.	Excellent
Board Oversight	How involved in the program are the members of its board?	Good
Program Duration	Average duration of a clients participation with a program.	Better
Finances
Budget Diffusion	Diversity of the programs funding sources.	Excellent
Government Funding	Does this program accept little or no government funding?	Excellent

Program Score Details

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Outcomes & Measures:

(self-reported)

Scoring for this section is based on the organizations ability to provide at least three clear and specific outcomes with corresponding measures in which a relationship is shown between outcomes and measures.

Outcome 1: Improve program participant's academic performance

Measure Used:
At the end of each school day, 100 percent of our boys must receive an 80 percent grade or better on homework and tests before advancing to the next assignment.

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Outcome 2: Establish a healthy work ethic within our program participants

Measure Used:
100 percent of our boys are required to participate in various physical activities daily. At the end of every work day, each boy is evaluated and scored based on his performance and attitude.

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Outcome 3: Program participants will develop vocational skills, thus increasing their chances of obtaining future employment

Measure Used:
100 percent of our boys are required to participate in 1.5 hours each day in a particular trade (carpentry, welding, cooking, mechanics, etc). Each boy begins at level one, learning safety procedures and basic skills in which he is evaluated at the end of the month. He must complete all projects assigned with a passing grade and master all skills taught before proceeding to next level.

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Outcome 4: Program participants will develop self-discipline, thereby reducing the probability they will be repeat offenders.

Measure Used:
Based upon an independent study, 92 percent of our program participants do not get in trouble with the law after graduating our program.

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Outcome 5: Program participants will acquire self-worth and be unconditionally loved

Measure Used:
100 percent of boys placed in our program will have the opportunity to succeed. We do not dismiss a boy from our program no matter his behaviors.

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Change Process:

(self-reported)

Scoring for this section is based on the organizations ability to provide clear, measurable, client-focused stages of change based on participant participation.

When boys first come to the Ranch, they have a lot of built-up anger and low self-worth. Most of our participants have been previously diagnosed ADD/ADHD and have been in trouble with the law. Because of the intense physical nature of our program, our boys learn how to use that extra energy and built-up anger in a productive way. We use physical consequences to change negative behaviors, such as push-ups for saying a curse word; running the hill for disrespect; digging postholes for misbehavior; and loading manure for major offenses. We have witnessed the most miraculous changes in our boys' lives while engaging in consequence work. God can do great things when we are at our lowest point. We also provide individualized counseling to help our boys understand the root of their anger, and how to properly handle their emotions. Through our vocations program, boys develop their abilities and learn new skills that increase their self-worth. Most important, God changes hearts. Therefore, we require our boys to participate in daily Bible studies and church attendance.

Program Score - Historical Review

Note: Significant decreases in scores may be the result of incomplete data in a Samaritan Award application.

End Notes

Incomplete Applications

Significant decreases in certain scores may indicate failure to comprehensively complete certain sections of the Samaritan Award application. Please be sure to fill out every question in the Samaritan Award application.

Relative Scoring

Total program scores are partially computed against other programs from within the same pool of applications and so are not cumulative.

Additional Reference Material

More information on scoring and methodology may be found on the Samaritan Guide and Award website.

Acton Institute Relationship

The Samaritan Guide and Samaritan Award are projects run by the Acton Institute. Inclusion in the Guide does not signify endorsement by the Acton Institute. More information on why the Acton Institute runs this project is available online.