Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch
The year 2010 at Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch (DBGR) marks the beginning of 59 years of its mission to help at-risk children and their families succeed in the name of Christ. Established in 1952, DBGR has grown to become the largest Lutheran Social Service Agency in North Dakota. It is one of the top 100 largest employers in North Dakota, with more than 450 employees. DBGR is a Recognized Social Ministry Organization of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, a member of Lutheran Services in America, through which we are an Affiliated Social Ministry Organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. DBGR has served more than 26,000 at-risk children and their families from 36 states in its six programs in North Dakota.
Each day, DBGR serves 124 youth ages 10-17 in residential care, shelter care, therapeutic riding program in Minot, N.D. (main campus); the residential program in Bismarck and at the residential programs and safe home in Fargo (ages 5-17). It also serves children in grades 1-12 in a day treatment offered through school. These children experience severe emotional, behavioral and developmental challenges and come from diverse backgrounds, cultures and religions. They have issues ranging from conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorders, borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, chemical dependency, sexual offenders; and issues related to abuse and neglect.
As a Christian organization, DBGR provides a holistic model of care and is attentive to each child’s unique mental, physical, educational and spiritual needs. Our ministry’s success in serving children and families is attributed in great part to the voluntary Spiritual Life Program that is not provided by secular agencies. To provide care for all members of the community, the Ranch provides outpatient mental health services through its Dakota Family Services clinics.
The Ranch’s professional, highly-trained team includes: a psychiatrist, psychologists; Clinical Nurse Specialist, Registered Nurses; therapists; licensed social workers and addiction counselors; teachers, CPAs, Chaplains; wellness coordinators; and residential treatment advisors. The Ranch is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and licensed by the state of North Dakota. The Ranch’s school, Dakota Memorial School, is accredited through the North Central Association--Commission on Accreditation with Commendation.
The Ranch provides several options for treatment, education and recreation including a Nationally-accredited Equine Therapeutic Riding Program, a National Youth Project Using Minibikes, and a greenhouse program among others. Funding for Ranch therapeutic programs is derived from many sources, including a percentage of fees for service; from sales of goods donated to our seven Thrift Stores across the state and in Dilworth, Minn.; gifts from donors; special events; memorials, honorariums, and friends listing the Ranch in their wills and estates.
Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch
President Gene D. Kaseman
PO Box 5007
Minot ND 58702-5007
Phone: 1-701-839-7888 or 1-800-344-0957
Fax: 1-701-852-1190
g.kaseman@dakotaranch.org or info@dakotaranch.org
website: www.dakotaranch.org
