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Happy New Year!
The launch of a new year has been full of exciting happenings at The Ranch! With so many exciting things to look forward to we want to take a moment to share all the recent updates. Alumni Reunion Last weekend,…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
Sincere Thanks As we enter this wonderful Holiday Season with all of its busy moments, we want to take the time to sincerely THANK YOU for your ongoing support of our organization. We deeply value your contributions of time, talents…
A Season of Thanksgiving
Wildwood Hills Ranch is happy to announce that our annual Wild About the Child Quad Cities Barn Dance was a huge success! The night was one to remember with a moving speech from a former student from The Ranch and…
The Story Continues…
First Leadership Retreat Recap Wildwood Hills Ranch is busy serving youth at-risk year-round. We host leadership retreats monthly from early fall until late spring for youth in our programming ages 13-18. Our most recent leadership retreat was a big success…
A Look at The Ranch Garden
The Program One of the several educational rotations at The Ranch for our students at risk is our agriculture/wellness program. The Ranch has a large green house and garden facility funded largely by Hy-vee’s One-Step Garden program and the Iowa…
Exciting Fall News!
Fall is Here Greetings from The Ranch! It’s hard to believe that the season of going back to school and crunchy, falling leaves is almost upon us. As we launch into the Fall season, there is much to be thankful…
Grace’s Story
Summer Programming Conclusion Today wraps up our final session of summer programming for the youth that we serve. We are already planning for and looking forward to the next season. Around the corner are monthly leadership retreat weekends, after-school equine…
Story of Week Six
Leadership development and team building are two integral components of what The Ranch instills in the youth that attend our summer and year-round weekend sessions. One way that we teach team building and communication skills is through a high ropes…
Story of Week Five
Making a Difference Our fifth session of summer programming this week has been one where we have had to rely upon the Lord for strength. He never fails us. We feel so blessed and privileged to serve the youth that…
Spiritual Retreat Week
Greetings from The Ranch! We hope all of you had a wonderful day with your families and friends celebrating Independence Day on Wednesday. Our staff will be experiencing a spiritual retreat today through Sunday before youth show up for the…
