Entries by Brittany McCoy
Our Stories: St. Jude’s Ranch for Children’s Success Stories – Kyla
She has been at St. Jude’s Ranch For Children for almost five years before she met her adoptive family at Camp To Belong. This special camp reunites siblings who were separated in the foster care system and is a part of Child Focus Sibling Preservation Program at St. Jude’s Ranch. Kyla graduated from Bonanza High […]
Our Stories: St. Jude’s Ranch for Children’s Success Stories – Kenneth
Meet Kenneth, he came to St. Jude’s Ranch in 2010 when he was just 14 years old. He was diagnosed with behaviors that made it difficult for him to make friends and build relationships. He proved to be a challenge until he met our in-house parent and military veteran, Brian. Under Brian’s patient care and […]
Our Stories: St. Jude’s Ranch for Children’s Success Stories – Diamond
Meet Diamond. She persevered both as a teen parent and a student. As a former resident of our Pregnant and Parenting Teen Program, she was very busy caring for her child while also learning new parenting skills, but that didn’t stop her from pursuing to be in the top of her class. Diamond was […]
Kathy’s Angels Foundation Takes Our Kids Back to School in Style!
Kathy’s Angels Foundation, founded by Kathy Beehn, has taken our kids “back to school” shopping for eight years! Her foundation raises money specifically for the purpose of making sure our children have new clothes and shoes to build their confidence and succeed in school! We are so grateful to Kathy and her Angels for volunteering […]
Camp to Belong 2018!
Although the area had to be evacuated due to wild fires, our kids still got to enjoy a few days at beautiful Camp to Belong in California. Thank you to all who made this adventure possible and brought siblings together for some summer camp fun! !
Love in Action! Thank you, Macy!
What an amazing example of selflessness and generosity! 9-year-old Macy wanted to do something special “to show the love of Jesus” to the children of St. Jude’s Ranch for Children. She decided that instead of asking for birthday presents for herself, she would ask for gifts for our kids! She received so many incredible gifts […]
Thank you Sprouts!
Thanks to a generous grant from the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, our Executive Director, Christina Vela, and Youth Care Program Director, Jessica Halling, were able to go shopping for lots of healthy and delicious treats for our children! Thank you to Sprouts Farmers Market for helping us care for our kids!
Central Church Makes Our Campus Beautiful!
Gotta love this cheerful group from Central Church in Henderson, Nevada, who worked tirelessly in the June heat to get some of our cottages ready for new residents and our offices ready for visitors! Thank you Central Church for showing love in action! You were a joy and an inspiration to have on our campus! […]
Splishing and Splashing at Cowabunga Bay Las Vegas!
Many thanks to our generous community partner, Cowabunga Bay Las Vegas, who invited 80 children in our sibling preservation program to reunite for a day of fun at the water park! Fox 5 and the Las Vegas Review Journal were also there to cover the event. Thank you for offering the opportunity for brothers and […]