Ranches for Children - Helping Inner-City Youth Restore Their Lives

Why help is needed

At-risk youth in America face significant challenges, with 40% of high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, 20% considering suicide, and roughly 1 in 3 (31%) experiencing mental, emotional, or behavioral issues. Key risk factors include economic hardship, lack of school connection, and substance abuse.

  • 40% of high schoolers reported persistent sadness or hopelessness in 2023, with 20% seriously considering suicide.
  •  Nearly 60% of female students and 70% of LGBTQ+ students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness.
  • 22% of youth reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days, 17% used marijuana, and 4% misused prescription pain medication.
  • About 76% of students experienced abuse, which is heavily linked to suicide attempts and substance misuse.
  • In 2023, 45% of youth in one-day counts were in detention, while 53% were committed to secure facilities. (Source: Penn Foster)

Why help is needed

At-risk youth in America face significant challenges, with 40% of high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, 20% considering suicide, and roughly 1 in 3 (31%) experiencing mental, emotional, or behavioral issues. Key risk factors include economic hardship, lack of school connection, and substance abuse.

  • 40% of high schoolers reported persistent sadness or hopelessness in 2023, with 20% seriously considering suicide.
  •  Nearly 60% of female students and 70% of LGBTQ+ students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness.
  • 22% of youth reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days, 17% used marijuana, and 4% misused prescription pain medication.
  • About 76% of students experienced abuse, which is heavily linked to suicide attempts and substance misuse.
  • In 2023, 45% of youth in one-day counts were in detention, while 53% were committed to secure facilities. (Source: Penn Foster)

making a difference

Our Ranches Project

The World Community Foundation, in collaboration with the Dower Ranch, will be building several horse ranches in Wyoming for inner-city kids to provide therapeutic, structured, and residential environments to help at-risk youth through agricultural work, mentoring, and outdoor activities.

These ranches will enable children to learn about horses and how to take care of them. Caring for horses offers children significant developmental benefits, including increased responsibility, empathy, and physical fitness while reducing stress. Daily tasks like grooming and feeding build discipline, patience, and confidence. It also fosters emotional bonds, improves social skills, and provides a healthy, screen-free outdoor activity.

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The Road to Healing
and Self Respect

Our ranches project in Wyoming will help inner-city youth break free from their environment and create a safe space for them to develop. They have the right to live quality lives where they can develop and learn to contribute and be happy. You can help!

Help Us Help Others

Your donation will help us to reduce world hunger, and feed and house the many children in the world.

Your funds, big or small, will also help us provide education materials and courses to communities and individuals to bring sanity and improve their quality of life.

All donations to the World Community Foundation are tax deductible, providing you itemize your deductions and file Schedule A of Form 1040. If preferred, our administration can provide itemizations or any other documents needed for your deductibles.

Thank you for supporting our Foundation!


Help Us Help Others

Your donation will help us to reduce world hunger, and feed and house the many children in the world.

Your funds, big or small, will also help us provide education materials and courses to communities and individuals to bring sanity and improve their quality of life.

All donations to the World Community Foundation are tax deductible, providing you itemize your deductions and file Schedule A of Form 1040. If preferred, our administration can provide itemizations or any other documents needed for your deductibles.

Thank you for supporting our Foundation!