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Applied in 2007

Residential Child Care

Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Ranches, Inc.

Program Facts

  • Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 43
  • Program Participants Last Year: 118
  • Meets about 123 time(s) with each participant per month
  • Participants remain in the program for 53 months

Volunteers

Volunteers per month: 23

Volunteers are trained:

Volunteer Training
AlwaysRarely

Volunteers are actively recruited:

Volunteer Recruiting
AlwaysRarely

Board Activities

  • Formally reviews the performance of the chief executive officer at least once every two years.
  • Formally approves the budget.
  • Ensures that arrangements with outside fund raising firms are made in writing.
  • Receives information about the financial arrangements with such firms and, if applicable, the anticipated portion of the gross proceeds that goes to the organization.
  • Has formally approved a conflict of interest policy and regularly monitors it to ensure adherence.
  • Receives, at least quarterly, the organization's financial statement.
  • Receives, at least annually, an auditor's management letter and report.
  • Convenes an audit committee.

Outcomes & Measures: (self-reported)

Outcome 1
Values Medical Maintanence and Preventive Care

Measure
All children are given a Pre test/Post test Evaluation on developmental assets. Ongoing regular meetings are held to determine the active case plan/treatment plan for each child. The case plan records the progress in various life areas or noted by the participant as well as staff, education personnel, community partners, and volunteers. The plan shows progress towards (or away from) in each of the goals identified for a particular participant.

1. actively participates in regular medical, dental, vision, and mental health services

2. takes responsibility for planning for future participation in their services

Outcome 2
Achieved Educational Goals and/or Educational Potential

Measure
All children are given a Pre test/Post test Evaluation on developmental assets. Ongoing regular meetings are held to determine the active case plan/treatment plan for each child. The case plan records the progress in various life areas or noted by the participant as well as staff, education personnel, community partners, and volunteers. The plan shows progress towards (or away from) in each of the goals identified for a particular participant.

1. Daily attendance in public school

2. actively participates in ASYR tutorial program

3. completes high school

4. creates a postsecondary education plan (college, trade school, job training, etc.)

5. follows through with post secondary education plan

Outcome 3
Socially Competent

Measure
All children are given a Pre test/Post test Evaluation on developmental assets. Ongoing regular meetings are held to determine the active case plan/treatment plan for each child. The case plan records the progress in various life areas or noted by the participant as well as staff, education personnel, community partners, and volunteers. The plan shows progress towards (or away from) in each of the goals identified for a particular participant.

1. demonstrates improved planning and decision making

2. demonstrates empathy, sensitivity, and interpersonal skills

3. comfortable with people of different cultural, racial, and/or ethnic backgrounds

4. reduced participation in high-risk behaviors (alcohol/substance abuse, violence, and inappropriate sexual activity)

5. demonstrates conflict resolution

5. integration of high expectations

Outcome 4
Achieved Postive Identity

Measure
All children are given a Pre test/Post test Evaluation on developmental assets. Ongoing regular meetings are held to determine the active case plan/treatment plan for each child. The case plan records the progress in various life areas or noted by the participant as well as staff, education personnel, community partners, and volunteers. The plan shows progress towards (or away from) in each of the goals identified for a particular participant.

1. reports of higher self-esteem

2. She/he has a sense of purpose

3. she/he has a positive view of his/her future

4. gaining increasingly more control over his/her personal outcomes

5. shows restraint

Outcome 5
Active Participant in his/her Community

Measure
All children are given a Pre test/Post test Evaluation on developmental assets. Ongoing regular meetings are held to determine the active case plan/treatment plan for each child. The case plan records the progress in various life areas or noted by the participant as well as staff, education personnel, community partners, and volunteers. The plan shows progress towards (or away from) in each of the goals identified for a particular participant.

1. values helping others

2. actively engaged in life long learning

3. actively participates in youth programs

4. actively involved with religious community of his/her choice

5. involved in creative activities (music, theater, arts, etc..)

Change Process: (self-reported)

Before admission our residents have been neglected, abused, and provided little or no medical care. After arriving they receive medical, dental, vision, hearing, preventive care, and mental health services. They learn the importance of medical care and prevention and that they are worthy of the expense. They take increasing responsibility for their own care.

Children arrive with low self esteem since their abusers have stolen it. They enter a healing community where they are encouraged to believe in themselves, learn appropriate social behaviors, and participate in social activities. (Example: one child who was living in a tent came to the Ranch, she knew nothing about hygiene. One year later, she won a beauty pageant.)

Many children came from houses where education has no value. They were mobile, had high absenteeism, and low grades. The Ranch has mandatory school and tutoring attendance with many “fun” academic activities. The children realize that a good education is critical and the Ranch helps secure educational scholarships for them.

Our children come from neighborhoods where they avoided authority and tried to not be noticed. At the Ranch they participate in community activities, and start to give back. They have become active with the volunteer fire department, community theatre, and in their church communities. When our community had evacuees from Katrina, our children sent cards, raised money, and served food to them.

Our children move from being victims of abuse, neglect, and abandonment to survivors, to thriving as productive valuable human beings.