Last week, we had the privilege of hosting two groups of joyful volunteers from Boston College. What an amazing group of young people who took their time to work so hard around campus and love our kids! One team tutored our residents daily, and we saw significant...
This summer has brought back volunteers to Joy Ranch! What a blessing each individual and group has been to our ministry and the kids have loved the extra special attention as well as activities. The North Spartan Baptist Association from Boiling Springs, SC had 18...
We've been blessed again by Deer Haven Blueberries in Allisonia, VA with fresh blueberries to sell for the cottages! All income goes 100% to the cottages for the kids. Pick them up at Joy Ranch - 4 pints for $10 (that's a $2 savings). Also available at Hershberger's...
What's happening at Joy Ranch now? Check out our May newsletter to find out. Simply click here and view the pdf and please be sure to share with others!
At Joy Ranch, Mother's Day can be a very hard time for our children so we do not celebrate the holiday in our cottages. They are not with their biological mothers and you can see why that would be upsetting to them. Of course, our kids love their houseparents and the...
Thank you to The Carroll News for their recent article highlighting our 60th anniversary! You can read it here - https://www.mtairynews.com/news/96256/joy-ranch-celebrating-60th-anniversary?fbclid=IwAR1-xFMvxlAJWLBLwAftt3aNQd6iNxLb7wa3CDGihMCJG7k6qx4mBmBwYbM
Sixty years have passed since Joy Ranch opened its doors to the first children. Read more about it in our newsletter. View/download page 1 and page 2. Share our news with someone!
What a blessing! Mill Creek General Store in Mt. Airy, NC is accepting donations for Joy Ranch through December 15 and will match up to $250. THANK YOU and please support this wonderful business that has chosen to be so generous.
A month or so ago, we had a contest letting the kids design Christmas greeting cards and the response was fantastic! The top three designs were mass printed so Joy Ranch supporters can enjoy them this Christmas season. Each pack contains 9 cards - 3 of each design....
I remember singing an old song growing up in church called "What A Mighty God We Serve." When our Director, Dan, shared the following story with me, this song came to mind because our amazing God is still in the blessing and miracle-working business! We had been...