Why Idaho Youth Ranch?

Since 1953

Idaho Youth Ranch has offered residential care for nearly 70 years. For generations, young people throughout Idaho have transformed the pain and despair of childhood trauma into hope, healing, and resilience.

The Best Possible Outcome

We know that kids' outcomes improve when their families are involved in treatment. Our wide array of proven outpatient therapies and trauma-informed staff mean that we have the knowledge and experience to help families heal.

Trauma-Focused

Everyone knows a kid who needed help. Our compassionate staff focuses on what happened instead of what's wrong. We know that dangerous behavior often has roots in traumatic events, and we work with youth and families to get the help they need without judgment.

Idaho Youth Ranch Hays House is the only recognized Safe Place in Idaho and offers 24-hour care for youth who are homeless or in crisis.

Idaho Youth Ranch offers outpatient Equine Therapy in the Treasure Valley and North Idaho to help young people overcome trauma with the aid of horses.

Idaho Youth Ranch offers telemental health

Idaho Youth Ranch offers our proven, trauma-focused therapies to kids and families from every corner of Idaho using TeleMental Health.

Idaho Youth Ranch Adoption Services specializes in open adoptions, home studies, and judgment-free adoption counseling for birth parents.

Idaho Youth Ranch family therapy takes a strength-based, trauma-informed approach to help families come back together.

Idaho Youth Ranch YOUTHWORKS! provides our proven job readiness curriculum to help high school students and recent graduates enter the workforce, manage their money, and excel in the workplace.

Why IYR?

Why is Idaho Youth Ranch the right organization to build this center?

You are part of a legacy of hope

Since 1953, Idaho Youth Ranch has been a beacon of hope for struggling kids and families. What began as a ranch for wayward boys has grown to impact tens of thousands of families.

Since 1953

The Best Possible Outcome

Trauma-Focused

Experience You Can Trust

"I have had a lifelong dream to create a ranch for youth and have them learn what I have learned from the land. As a former Board Member, Idaho Youth Ranch has earned my trust as the organization to make this happen for the youth of our great state. Join me."

Thank you to everyone who is supporting a more promising future for Idaho's kids.

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