Residential Care
What is Residential Care?
The Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches is a place for youth to grow up in a safe, loving, traditional family environment. “Ranchers” live in homes with a married couple, a “mom and pop”, who are devoted to encouraging the youth in their cottages to become their best selves. Our staff are trained in Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) in an effort to help them work through trauma and learn healthy coping mechanisms.
Our residential campuses operate under a four-pillar philosophy: Work, Study, Play and Pray. We provide structure and stability with daily schedules including school, an on-campus job, chapel services and recreation activities. We believe these four pillars, along with counseling services, family engagement, and unconditional love and support from our staff, produce lawful, resilient and productive citizens.
If you’re interested in enrolling your child in one of our residential programs, fill out our Interest Form and a Family Engagement Specialist will contact you!
The Youth Ranches has three residential care campuses throughout the state of Florida. Each one is staffed by qualified, mission-driven people who want to see their youth succeed in every aspect of life. To learn more about our campuses, click on one of the locations below.
The Youth Ranches has three residential care campuses throughout the state of Florida. Each one is staffed by qualified, mission-driven people who want to see their youth succeed in every aspect of life. To learn more about our campuses, click on one of the locations below.
Locations
Boys Ranch
Live Oak, Florida
Thanks to the generosity of individuals and groups around the state of Florida and other states, the Sheriffs’ original dream has become a reality for many youth and their families. As a result of their caring gifts, the Boys Ranch is now one of three Youth Ranches residential co-ed child care facilities and three camping programs.
Physical Address
1813 Cecil Webb Place
Live Oak, FL 32060
Mailing Address
PO Box 2000
Boys Ranch, FL 32064
Telephone
(386) 842-5555
(800) 765-2697
Fax
(386) 842-1012
Donald Ralph Cooke School
Live Oak, Florida
The Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches program is built on four pillars: Work, Study, Play and Pray. As part of the “Study” pillar, the Boys Ranch has a school located on campus for youth to attend. With smaller class sizes, personalized learning plans, and access to alternative degree options, the Donald Ralph Cooke School is exactly what many boys and girls need to get back on track with their education.
Visit our Cooke School webpage for more information!
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
The Donald Ralph Cooke School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
Physical Address
1672 Don McLeod Place
Live Oak, FL 32060
Mailing Address
PO Box 2000
Boys Ranch, FL 32064
Telephone
(386) 842-5555
Fax
(386) 842-1061
Youth Ranch
Safety Harbor, Florida
Physical and Mailing Address
3180 Enterprise Road E
Safety Harbor, FL 34695-5205
Telephone
(727) 725-4761
Fax
(727) 725-4761
Don Genung Training and Resource Center
Safety Harbor, Florida
The Don Genung Training and Resource Center is located at the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Safety Harbor campus located at 3180 Enterprise Road East in Safety Harbor, Florida. At the Don Genung Resource and Training Center, we exist to empower organizations around the State of Florida, with the knowledge they need to meet the needs of those they serve. We aim to equip law enforcement, teachers, biological/adoptive/foster parents, churches and systems of care with various Trauma-Informed Care Services that include employee training, TBRI® evidence-based trainings, and implementation strategies to help create trauma informed communities. We believe empowering communities with tools and strategies to use in everyday life will ultimately bring hope and healing to our families and communities around us.
Polk Sheriffs Charities Scholarship House – Bartow, Florida
Bartow, Florida
Originally the Florida Sheriffs Youth Villa, this campus was converted to a home for young adults transitioning out of state foster care or residential care programs in 2019. The Scholarship House is designed to help young adults learn independent living skills in a safe learning environment. A residential life coach lives on campus and serves as a mentor, helping with the many “firsts” of adulthood such as opening up a bank account or purchasing a vehicle. Students are encouraged to find employment, manage their college or trade school schedule, and learn how to manage their finances.
The Polk Sheriffs Charities Scholarship House fills a gap in the lives of youth who grew up in challenging environments. Our goal is to equip our youth for success, even after graduation.
Physical and Mailing Address
3350 State Road 60 E
Bartow, FL 33830
Telephone
(863) 533-0371
Fax
(863) 533-7006
Residential Care Interest Form
For more information about admission to the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Residential Care Program, please complete the form below. If you have additional questions please call 1-800-765-2697.
You can download a copy of our residential application below:
When you click the button below it will download a copy of the application to your computer. Open it up, fill it out, save it, and then email it to
If you are unable to fill out the application found below, please fill out the interest form below and a Family Engagement Specialist will contact you.
