A not-for-profit all about mentoring future deputies, police officers and state troopers, bonding with at-risk kids and helping young victims and witnesses of crime. Students from all 92 counties across Indiana – future deputies, troopers and police officers … at-risk kids … and young witnesses and victims of crime – will discover the Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch offers life lessons about Respec
t, Animals, Nature, Character and Health. A not for profit organization, the Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch will be a 62-acre educational and training retreat offering field trips, overnights and weeklong leadership camps to Indiana teens. Scheduled to open in the summer of 2018, the Youth Ranch will feature swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, archery, softball, baseball, basketball, hiking, a confidence course, zip line, arts and crafts. Students will also learn about vital age-appropriate topics like CPR and first aid, substance abuse, personal safety, bullying, cybercrimes, gangs and fi****ms safety. Center, recreation facilities, computer lab, an outdoor nature classroom, and sheriffs’ and deputies’ memorial will all be completed as tax-deductible contributions can be raised from supportive individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, social and labor organizations.
