High Sky Childrens Ranch

AT HIGH SKY, OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE. WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE PERMIAN BASIN AND IN THE CONCHO VALLEY AREA. WE BELIEVE THAT BY HEALING CHILD ABUSE, RESTORING AND PROMOTING FAMILY WHOLENESS THAT WE WILL FOREVER CHANGE THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE BETTER. WE BELIEVE THAT BY PARTNERING WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO CARE ABOUT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, THAT TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A LONG-LASTING, TRANS-FORMATIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.

FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION - WHEN YOUTH ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR PARENTS FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, CPS WILL OFTEN PLACE THEM IN FOSTER CARE. HIGH SKY SERVED CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE THROUGH LICENSED FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE HOMES. OUR FOSTER FAMILIES PROVIDE A SAFE, NURTURING HOME FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-18 AS THEY BEGIN TO HEAL FROM THE TRAUMA THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED. WE WORK HARD TO ENSURE THAT OUR CHILDREN FEEL VALUED AND LOVED, AND HAVE HEALTHY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES. HIGH SKY BELIEVES THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES A SAFE, NURTURING, AND LOVING "FOREVER FAMILY." WHEN CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE CANNOT BE REUNIFIED WITH THEIR FAMILY, HIGH SKY HELPS IDENTIFY LOVING FAMILIES READY TO OPEN THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR HOMES THROUGH ADOPTION. SINCE 1963, HIGH SKY HAS BEEN PRIVILEGED TO HAVE HELPED HEAL THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

STAY TOGETHER - OUR STAY TOGETHER PROGRAM IS A PREVENTATIVE PROGRAM THAT TEACHES FAMILIES CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PARENTING SKILLS, SO THAT THEY CAN COMMUNICATE SUCCESSFULLY AND SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS TOGETHER. OUR GOALS ARE TO PREVENT ABUSE, REDUCE FAMILY CONFLICT, ELIMINATE TRUANCY FROM SCHOOL, AND RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME. OUR CONSULTANTS PROVIDE IN-HOMES CONSULTATION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND PARENTING CLASSES. BY STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND IMPROVING PARENTING SKILLS WE ARE REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF YOUTH BEING REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES AND PLACED INTO FOSTER CARE AND WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING HIGH SKY'S GOAL TO PROMOTE FAMILY WHOLENESS. THE STAY TOGETHER PROGRAM SERVED FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT 33 COUNTIES IN 2021, OF WHICH 100% SHOWED INCREASED PROTECTIVE PARENTAL INSTINCTS AT THE 90 DAY EVALUATION.

HIGH SKY EMERGENCY SHELTERS - IF A YOUTH HAS TO BE REMOVED FROM THEIR FAMILY, THEY ARE OFTEN PLACED DIRECTLY INTO OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER UNTIL A DETERMINATION ON THEIR CASE CAN BE MADE BY THE COURTS. OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER IS THE ONLY EMERGENCY SHELTER IN REGION 9. WE HAVE BUILT A NEW SHELTER WHICH EXPANDS THE NUMBER OF YOUTH WE CAN SERVE TO 48. CURRENTLY, 60% OF ALL YOUTH COMING INTO CARE HAVE TO BE PLACED OUTSIDE OUR REGION, WHICH CAN BE FIVE OR MORE HOURS AWAY FROM THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM. OUR SHELTER CAN SERVE UP TO 48 YOUTH RANGING FROM BIRTH UNTIL THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY. UPON ADMISSION, SOME YOUTH NEED EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION WHILE OTHERS RECEIVE THEIR MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE 30-90 DAYS OF PLACEMENT WHICH CONSIST OF AN INITIAL WELLNESS EXAM, DENTAL, EYE EXAMS, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. OUR SHELTER STAFF EMBRACE EACH CHILD WITH CARE AND PROVIDE A HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT PROVIDING FAMILY-STYLE MEALS, LAUGHTER, AND HEALING. HIGH SKY CHILDREN'S RANCH CREATES WONDERFUL MEMORIES WHILE THE YOUTH ARE LIVING IN OUR SHELTER.