Our vision is to create men and women who are able to face the future with a sense of Direction, Ability, and Hope
Mission Statement
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Our Vision:

Young men and women who, because of the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, are able to face the future with a sense of direction, ability and hope.

Our Mission:

The Mission of the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches is to prevent delinquency and develop strong, lawful, resilient, and productive citizens who will make a positive contribution to our communities for years to come.

Our values:

  • Children First!
  • Integrity - Doing the right thing for the right reasons at the right time.
  • Quality - Doing nothing less than our best, every day in every way.
  • Stewardship - Taking responsibility for the assets that have been provided for the benefit of the children through the gifts and sacrifices of others.
  • Character - Building successful youth and staff through the development of positive character traits.

In Their Own Words

  • Last evening was absolutely beautiful with all the handsome young gentlemen from the campus and the beautiful young ladies. I noticed quite a few new residents. Thanks again for inviting me and my guest. He and I marvel at the progress being made with these youngsters.

  • M. Rilott, Donor

  • “We were desperately searching for help for our 14 year old son, to no avail... receiving regular calls from school regarding classroom behavior and disruptions, suspensions, bullying, etc... For years, we had tried therapy, medications, counseling and the list goes on, yet nothing helped... until we found the help we needed from you! THANK YOU! We are healing. We are blessed. We are grateful to you for helping to make this happen. We thank God for the Sheriffs Youth Ranch!”

  • A Grateful Mother

  • “I was part of the second group to ever be at the Caruth Camp. I also believe I was the second person to ever graduate from the program. I will never forget my experiences there and believe that they contributed to getting as far in life as I have... Life lessons learned early are priceless!”

  • Jonathan Cook, Caruth Camp Alumni, Business Owner