There have been over 125 boys pass through the program at Star Ranch. Over 100 have been placed in less restrictive environments. Some have gone to foster care and some have gone back home, but many will consider Star Ranch home for many years. Due to extensive backgrounds in working with handicapped children, both in educational and recreational settings, the Southard's designed a program which focused on the special needs of the population. The basic philosophy of Star Ranch is that all children are capable.
Some children require more training and adaptations than others, but all are capable of success.
We believe in the abilities of children, in telling children what they do right instead of what they do wrong. We believe in the power and expression that comes through play. We believe in the premise that all children have rights. They have the right to trust others, the right to have for themselves the basic necessities of life, the right to belong, and the right to be taught to the highest level they are capable of learning. Above all, we believe that it is our duty and our privilege to share with each child the gift that has been given to us by Jesus Christ.