Village Ranch Inc

PROVIDE TROUBLED YOUTHS UNDER COURT ORDER A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR EDUCATION AND SPIRITUAL RENEWAL THROUGH A FAMILY ORIENTED GROUP HOME SETTING

RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS: COKATO: "COKATO AVERAGED A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 28.9 OUT OF 34 RESIDENTS. THIS WAS DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGES AND DECREASED LENGTH OF STAY. WE CAN HOPEFULLY DO BETTER IN 2024. "SERVICED 80 CLIENTS FOR 2023. SUCCESS RATE WAS CALCULATED TO BE 71%. "HIRED TWO RETIRED DC TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT AND RUN A VOCATIONAL GROUP FOR RESIDENTS THAT CONSISTED OF TWO NIGHTS PER WEEK WORKING ON WOODWORKING PROJECTS AND ROBOTICS USING MINDSET MATTERS CURRICULUM. "RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURES CONSISTED OF 22 RESTRAINTS FOR THE YEAR 2023 (UP 2 FROM THE PAST YEAR). "PARTICIPATED IN MANY COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS IN COKATO AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. PROJECTS CONSISTED OF WINSTOCK SET UP AND CLEAN UP, BLOOD MOBILE, CHURCH/BIBLE STUDY, ASSISTED INDIVIDUALS WITH YARD WORK AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD CHORES, CLEARWATER RODEO, COKATO CORN CARNIVAL, RAISED HEADSTONES FOR THE DASSEL CEMETERY, DASSEL COKATO SAINTS FIELD WORK, AND SET UP MOVIE IN THE PARK FOR THE CITY OF COKATO. "REFERRALS CONTINUE TO BE CONSISTENT BUT CHALLENGING WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS. "WE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE TURNOVER OF STAFF AND DIFFICULTY IN RECRUITMENT OF QUALITY STAFF. IN AN EFFORT TO RETAIN AND ADEQUATELY TRAIN STAFF, WE ESTABLISHED A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. ANNANDALE: "ANNANDALE AVERAGED A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 11.98 OUT OF 16 RESIDENTS. "SERVICED A TOTAL OF 35 RESIDENTS IN 2023. THIS IS AN INCREASE FROM 2022 WHERE ANNANDALE SERVICED A TOTAL OF 28 RESIDENTS. SUCCESS RATE CALCULATED TO BE 52%. "AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY WAS 4.0 MONTHS. "HIRED A NEW THERAPIST FOR ANNANDALE TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH OUR POPULATION. "HIRED A RESIDENTIAL SERVICES MANAGER. "COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT WITH THE ANNANDALE FOOD SHELF. FAMILY FOCUS: "BETWEEN COKATO AND ANNANDALE, FAMILY FOCUSED SERVICED A TOTAL OF 29 CLIENTS IN 2023. THIS IS UP FROM LAST YEAR (21). "88% SUCCESS RATE FOR COKATO AND 91% SUCCESS RATE FOR ANNANDALE. "FAMILY FOCUS FAMILIES RESPOND WELL TO THE PROGRAM AND ENJOY THE SUPPORT. HUTCHINSON: "THE PROGRAM MANAGER AT HUTCHINSON CONTINUES TO DO WELL. HE IS MEETING JOB EXPECTATIONS AND MAKING CHANGES TOWARD IMPROVING THE PROGRAM IN THE SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM. "HUTCHINSON DEVELOPED A SCHEDULE THAT NOW INCORPORATES CONSISTENCY WITH VIRTUES GROUP AND SKILLS SESSIONS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL THERAPY. "RESIDENTS IN HUTCHINSON CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE CHURCH FOR SERVICES, YOUTH GROUPS, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. "RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERING AT THE LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER THIS YEAR. "HUTCHINSON HAS SEEN STEADY GROWTH FOR RESIDENTS SUCCESSFULLY GAINING EMPLOYMENT AND MEETING FINANCIAL GOALS TOWARDS A SUCCESSFUL DISCHARGE. "NO RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURES WERE UTILIZED DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD. "THE SUCCESS RATE WAS UP SLIGHTLY IN HUTCHINSON IN 2023 AS WELL AS THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY. "HUTCHINSON PROVIDED SERVICES TO 28 CLIENTS IN 2023. ROCHESTER: "ROCHESTER HAD 14 SUCCESSFUL DISCHARGES IN 2023. "THE SUCCESS RATE FOR COMPLETING THE PROGRAM WAS AT 70%. THIS WAS AN INCREASE OVER 2022. "THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY WAS SLIGHTLY INCREASED AS WELL. "ROCHESTER REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH THERAPY, SKILLS, ILS SERVICES, AND VIRTUES GROUPS. "ROCHESTER TEAMED UP WITH LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES AND RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE AN ADDITIONAL 10-WEEK, COMMUNITY BASED, ILS CURRICULUM (LINK PROGRAM). "ROCHESTER HOUSE "ADOPTED" A PARK AND RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO VOLUNTEER KEEPING THE PARK CLEAN A FEW TIMES A MONTH. "ROCHESTER HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN RESIDENTS GAINING AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT DURING PROGRAMMING. "NO RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURES OCCURRED IN 2023. "ROCHESTER ALSO PROVIDED SERVICES TO 28 CLIENTS IN 2023.

FOSTER CARE PROGRAM: "A TOTAL OF 85 YOUTH WAS SERVED IN THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES LONG TERM, SHORT TERM, RESPITE, EMERGENCY, AND SHELTER PLACEMENTS. "ROUGHLY 10, 300 ADMINISTRATIVE DAYS BILLED. "4 ADOPTIONS FINALIZED, 1 TRANSFER OF CUSTODY. "CLOSED 4 FOSTER HOMES IN 2023. REASON FOR CLOSING: 1 CLOSED AFTER A FINALIZATION OF ADOPTION, 2 CLOSED RETIRING FROM FOSTER CARE, 1 CLOSED AFTER ONE PLACEMENT AND THE AGENCY HAD TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH THE FOSTER FAMILY IN FOLLOWING THE CASE PLAN, ETC. "ZERO DISRUPTED PLACEMENTS IN 2023, ALL DISCHARGES WERE PLANNED AND SCHEDULED. "NEW LICENSES IN 2023: 10 "WORD OF MOUTH APPEARS TO BE THE BEST RECRUITMENT EFFORT, CURRENTLY LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL WAYS TO RECRUIT FOSTER HOMES. "FOSTER CARE SCHEDULED A MONTHLY TRAINING/SUPPORT GROUP VIA ZOOM. TRAINING TOPICS ARE ESTABLISHED YEARLY, AND TIM WRIGHT PROVIDES THE TRAINING. WE DO A TOTAL OF 8 A YEAR. THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM SENDS TRAINING RESOURCES TO FAMILIES ON THE OFF MONTHS. "NORA HAS BEEN WITH THE AGENCY FOR 1 YEAR IN NOVEMBER 2023 AND MIKAELA HAS BEEN WITH THE AGENCY FOR 1 YEAR IN JANUARY 2024. BOTH ARE DOING GREAT IN THEIR POSITIONS. THEY ARE OPEN TO LEARNING, TAKING ON NEW TASKS, HAVE PROVIDED CONSISTENT SUPPORT TO THEIR FAMILIES AND CONTINUE TO BE AN ASSET TO THE AGENCY. "TOTAL LICENSED HOMES CURRENTLY- 35 FOSTER CARE IS FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THE FAMILIES THAT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUTH BY OPENING THEIR HOMES AND LIVES. WE HAVE AMAZING FAMILIES THAT CONTINUE TO SHOW UP EVERY DAY TO THE DIFFICULT, CHALLENGING AND REWARDING WORK WITH YOUTH.