MISSION: It is the mission of Willow Springs Boys Ranch to model the love of Jesus Christ to boys in a structured family environment and to provide nurturing, security and self-discipline in order to help them develop the tools to face the challenges of life. Willow Springs Boys Ranch strives to accomplish its mission through investing in the lives of the needy, neglected and at-risk.

PROVERBS 22:6 states, "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it."

What is Willow Springs Boys Ranch?
Willow Springs Boys Ranch is a long-term residential childcare facility that accepts applications from boys between the ages 7 to 12 years old. Boys are able to live on the ranch until they graduate from high school, obtain their G.E.D. or participate in an independent living program after graduation. The Ranch takes boys orphaned, abandoned, in need of supervision or from broken or dysfunctional homes.

Willow Springs Boys Ranch will also accept boys who are first-time offenders in the community whose behaviors are not yet severe enough to warrant services in the juvenile system. The Ranch will not accept those with violent or aggressive behaviors. The focus of the program is preventative in nature. It is the Ranch's goal to provide an environment where boys can become successful and develop into productive adults.

Willow Springs Boys Ranch is committed to working with boys who have failed in previous settings and require a structured environment. WSBR is staffed with people who have a passion for helping boys who need a second chance ... or for many, a first chance.

Much of life is unfair and full of conflicts. Boys at Willow Springs will find appropriate ways to deal with the struggles and face conflicts of life. WSBR utilizes each of its program components as opportunities to develop solid relational skills and coping skills to face the challenges of life. Boys don't just hear a sermon, they need to see one. This lifestyle is not just talked about at WSBR, it is lived out daily in the lives of the staff. When boys leave the Ranch, it is our goal that they leave with the tools to not just get by in life, but to become successful adults, husbands and fathers.

The program components at Willow Springs Boys Ranch include:

• Ranch projects to develop job skills, responsibility, work ethic, leadership and character
• For those who are interested, boys can take on an animal to raise and show at local, state and national shows.
• Agriculture
• Ranch house chores
• Sports and recreation
• Weekly, individual and group counseling
• Regularly scheduled outings and activities
• Weekly Ranch Life group which includes songs, skits, question-and-answer time and Bible study for all Ranch residents
• Regular involvement in weekly church services and daily cottage devotions

Underlying the entire program at WSBR is a strong moral, ethical and spiritual foundation. Though the Ranch is inter-denominational, it is overtly Christian. Willow Springs believes that an "outward change of behavior" comes from and "inner change" of the person. Lasting change is only possible through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.