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Celebrating Our Good Samaritans
Celebrating Our Good Samaritans Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Have you ever heard the story of the Good Samaritan? A man is lying injured on a road,

Round Up for the Ranch: Get the Details
Round Up for the Ranch: Get the Details Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Our biggest event of the year, Round Up for the Ranch, is just around

An 18-mile bike ride in 47 mph winds!
An 18-mile bike ride in 47 mph winds! Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Have you ever ridden a bike 18 miles in 47 mph winds? I sure

Thank You Children’s Trust Fund!
Thank You Children’s Trust Fund! Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Have you ever had a laundry list of home projects you need to tackle? And as you

Celebrating Love at Good Samaritan this Valentine’s Day
Celebrating Love at Good Samaritan Boys Ranch this Valentine’s Day Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Happy Valentine’s Day from Good Samaritan Boys Ranch! Today, we celebrate the

A Step Towards Independence: Good Samaritan’s Apartments
A Step Towards Independence: Good Samaritan’s Apartments Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Did you know that Good Samaritan offers apartments to foster youth who are ready to

Human Trafficking & Foster Youth: Risks & Prevention
Human Trafficking and Foster Youth: Risks and Prevention Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Today’s topic is heavy, but it is something that’s near to our hearts at

Good Samaritan: More than a Ranch
Good Samaritan: More than a Ranch Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Good Samaritan started as on orphanage on a ranch in Brighton, Missouri in 1959. For decades,

Holiday Traditions at Good Samaritan
Holiday Traditions at Good Samaritan Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Happy Holidays! This season is one of our absolute FAVORITE times at Good Samaritan. We have so

Foster Youth and the Holidays
Foster Youth and the Holidays Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The holiday season is upon us! Lights are glittering across town, Christmas trees have gone up, and

Good Enough: A Young Dad’s Journey
Good Enough: A Young Dad’s Journey Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Have you ever felt not good enough? It’s one of the worst feelings! As a new

Nathan’s Positive Release Celebration
Nathan’s Positive Release Celebration Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Did you know that we have a very special celebration called a Positive Release Meeting for the youth

A Christmas Tradition at Good Samaritan
A Christmas Tradition at Good Samaritan Facebook Twitter LinkedIn We have a tradition at Good Samaritan. It goes back over 25 years. A few weeks

Trunk-or-Treat at the Ranch
Trunk-or-Treat at the Ranch Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Here at Good Samaritan, we celebrated Halloween with our first ever Trunk-or-Treat at the Ranch. Staff worked hard

Positive Release: A Ranch Tradition
Positive Release: A Ranch Tradition Facebook Twitter LinkedIn In my first month at the Ranch, I witnessed what we call a positive release. A positive

Billy’s Story
Billy’s Story Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Billy’s story is one that you might be familiar with, or more likely, his is a story that you start

Billy’s Story: Part 2
Billy’s Story: Part 2 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn I’m back with the rest of Billy’s story, as promised. As you may recall, Billy came to us at

Billy’s Story: Part 1
Billy’s Story: Part 1 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn You know when you’re watching TV and one of those super sad animal commercials comes on? I always change

Activate the Good: Join the Movement!
Activate the Good: Join the Movement! Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Have you ever gone up to pay for something and your card gets declined? This happened to

School-Based Counseling: Practical Skills for Families
School-Based Counseling: Practical Skills for Families Facebook Twitter LinkedIn After introducing our School-Based Counseling program in my first blog post, I wanted part two to