Residential Child Care

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

Our purpose is to provide loving care with therapuetic intervention, because we believe "it is better to build a child than to repair an adult." The Ranches create and/or support an array of services which guarantees no child will be left behind in Arkansas and to provide our children the birthright of every child - the right to health care, educational opportunities, a safe home, and a loving environment with people who care for/about them.

Score Summary

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

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

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $4,300,000 Program Budget: $1,890,789
Foundation Grants	7%	7%
Government Grants/Contracts	1%	7%
Individual Gifts	65%	60%
Business/Corporate Gifts	24%	23%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	3%	3%
Dues/Fees/Income	0%	0%
Other	0%	0%
	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: $3,817,897 Average Program Budget: $480,643
Foundation Grants	24%	18%
Government Grants/Contracts	3%	8%
Individual Gifts	36%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	9%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	9%	10%
Dues/Fees/Income	7%	9%
Other	10%	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.	Good
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?	Good
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.	Excellent
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?	Excellent
Program Duration	Average duration of a clients participation with a program.	Excellent
Finances
Budget Diffusion	Diversity of the programs funding sources.	Good
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: Values Medical Maintanence and Preventive Care

Measure Used:
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

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Outcome 2: Achieved Educational Goals and/or Educational Potential

Measure Used:
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

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Outcome 3: Socially Competent

Measure Used:
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

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Outcome 4: Achieved Postive Identity

Measure Used:
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

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Outcome 5: Active Participant in his/her Community

Measure Used:
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..)

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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.

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.

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.