MISSION:
Since the sheriffs of Arkansas founded the Youth Ranches in 1976, it has been home to more than 2,300 boys and girls from every corner of the state. Children come to the ranch through no fault of their own; many have been abandoned, abused or neglected. At the ranch, children find hope and healing. Boys and girls live in large family homes with loving houseparents who raise them like their own. Every child receives proper health care and educational opportunities. Children also have an opportunity to gain real-life experience and work with many animals through the ranch’s educational farm program.
FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS:
The ranch consistently has a waiting list of children and receives an average of 20 calls per week looking for beds for foster children. To accommodate these children and to do its part to fight the Arkansas foster care crisis, the ranch has built a new home and hired additional staff. Learn more and support at youthranches.com!
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES:
- $285: Can outfit one child with everything they need for the school year
- $750: Can feed one cottage of eight Ranchers for one month
- Monthly gift of $25: Provides new shoes for up to six ranch boys and girls
FUNDING SOURCES:
- Charitable Contributions: 51%
- Trust & Endowment Income: 26%
- Farm & Rental Revenue: 3%
- Other Earned Revenue: 20%
100 Saint Vincent Place
Batesville, AR 72501
870.793.6841 | youthranches.com | Facebook | Instagram | X
Established: 1976
Employees: 22
Service Area: Arkansas
Leadership: CEO: Nancy Fulton, LCSW
Board of Trustees:
Ray Dillon, President
Scott Bradley, 1st Vice President
James Smith, 2nd Vice President
Brent Stevenson, Secretary/Treasurer
Micah Beard
Kathleen Bell
Sheriff Neal Byrd
Christie Clark
Dr. Tyler Griffin
Sheriff Eric Higgins
Sheriff Phillip Miller
Sheriff Phil Reynolds
Marge Schueck
Sheriff James Singleton
Stu Smith
Sheriff John Staley
Sheriff Shawn Stephens
Larry Stone
Sheriff Glenn Wheeler
The 2025/2026 Arkansas Giving Guide is presented by Wright Lindsey Jennings. Click here to read a letter from our sponsors.