Rodeheaver Boys Ranch

Provides a wholesome home environment with a program for social, educational, vocational, and spiritual development for boys who are at-risk or disadvantaged due to poverty, home insecurity, parental death, desertion, divorce, or other issues with the legal parent or guardian that are no fault of the child. We exist because we know families sometimes struggle and believe boys need strong role models in their life. “It’s Better to Build Boys than to Mend Men” is the Ranch motto and is just as relevant in our society today as it was in 1950 when this phrase was used by our founder Homer Rodeheaver.  


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Rodeheaver Boys Ranch functions as a residential childcare facility providing total care for the boys who make the ranch their home. The Ranch is not a summer or day camp, a detention center or an institution for the mentally impaired. Rodeheaver Boys Ranch functions as a lively structured community in a program of guidance, enrichment and training. We do not typically accept boys who are on the autism spectrum or medicated for a mental diagnosis and we do not accept boys who are currently involved in the Dept. for Juvenile Justice (DJJ) or adjudicated delinquent.

Divided among five houses, each boy is placed with a married couple who acts as cottage mom and dad. The house functions through everyone working together. Attending school, completing chores, going on outings, attending a local church, and extracurricular activities are a part of every week. The entire ranch eats together each night during the week in the ranch cafeteria and attend chapel together once a week. The ranch provides each boy with a wide array of outdoor activities such as horseback riding, swimming, sports, fishing, canoeing, and camping.
Rodeheaver is licensed through the Florida Association of Christian Childcaring Agencies (FACCCA.com) to provide short term (up to one year) care for boys ages 7 and up. Boys are intentionally separated from cell phones and social media while in our program so that they can work on their family relationships and develop a healthy sense of identity in a supportive Christ-centered environment. We provide our services at a low cost to families without taking any taxpayer funding. We depend on the donations of God’s people to continue our mission of serving those in need and building boys in the pattern of Christian men.

Rodeheaver Boys Ranch

Our Mission

To provide a wholesome home environment with social, educational, vocational and spiritual training for needy boys. These are boys who, because of parental death, desertion, divorce, disability or dysfunctional home situation, have no home of their own. These boys are given a second chance in life and an opportunity to build a strong foundation for the future.

Our Vision

To see the boys who end up at Rodeheaver boys Ranch learn to break the chains of self-destructive and disfunctional behavior that many of the adults in their families have participated in for several generations. It is our vision to see the boys who grow up at Rodeheaver Boys Ranch to be successful in their chosen fields. It is our desire to see each boy learn to give back to the ranch and the local communities that Invested large sums of money and assets into their lives so they could have the opportunity for a positive future.

What our community has to say about us

Rodeheaver Boys Ranch is a tremendous asset to Putnam County and the State of Florida. The boys living at the Ranch are blessed to have a beautiful environment and exposure to God honoring men and women that care for their needs and teach them to learn the proper values of life. I am thankful for the dedication and commitment of Rodeheaver Boys Ranch to helping boys become responsible men.
Wayne H. Robison

President/CEO, Rulon International

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