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Information packets on Hill Country Youth Ranch at Ingram and Big Spring Ranch for Children near Leakey

Bi-monthly newsletter, the Corral

DVDs about the Two Ranches -- Ingram (HCYR) and Big Springs Ranch (BSRC)

Books of poetry by the children

CDs and DVDs of songs and performances by the children

Our addresses for further contact

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Your interest in HCYR is important to us, and we want to meet it with enjoyable, informative, and quality material. For your free mailing to an address in the U. S., you may choose both the information packet and the newsletter, plus sample copies of other materials, including DVDs about the program, poetry books by children, CDs of songs derived from the poetry, and music videos.

If you want more material than is allowed in our offer below, or if you want us to mail to an address outside the U.S., we ask that you please order online with your credit card, or print out our order form and mail it with a check to our postal mailing address (below). For all free orders (one of each checked box, as allowed in instructions below), just press "submit" at the bottom of this form.

Free Print Information About HCYR

HCYR Information Packet

This packet contains brochures, maps, photos, a brief history of the ministry, and more. Free of charge to the address submitted below.

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The Hill Country Youth Ranch Corral Newsletter Printed continuously since 1977, this award-winning newsletter is mailed out 6 times each year. Stories about children, alumnae, new projects and special features keep readers informed about HCYR. See online samples of articles.

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DVDs about the Two HCYR Ranches (choose one)

Over the years, HCYR has had broadcast-quality video work done on its history and programs. Starting with its historic beginnings in 1977, archival footage has been saved. Now you can get and share effective high-quality information about this unique ministry. You may order, free of charge, any one of the following DVDs. If you want more, use our downloadable order form, and send your order by mail, or go to order online to purchase by credit card. Email us at info@youth-ranch for more information.


Home on the Frio	A 3-minute film by TNN news reporter Rita Flynn about Big Springs Ranch for Children as it opens with its first children in 1999. Ms. Flynn interviews 86-year-old Oma Bell Perry about her vision for a safe haven for orphaned and abused girls and boys on her historic family ranch located at the headwaters of the Frio River.
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Oma Bell Perry -- In Memoriam 2003	Miss Oma Bell Perry, descendant of Stephen F. Austin, passed away on May 29, 2003. Her dream to have a children's home built on her historic Big Springs Ranch had come to fruition. This 5-minute video contains her television interviews, public speeches and personal reflections. It's a tribute to the vision of this remarkable lady.
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The Children's Music Project	A 4-minute feature filmed for broadcast by nationally syndicated journalist Jim Moore, made for KHOU of Houston. The feature describes The Children's Music Project, with action shots of children and staff making of the first CD, Broken Wings Can Fly, an album of songs derived from children's poetry and prose writings.
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A Future Still Remains	This 7-minute video gives a snapshot tour of HCYR's Ingram campus, featuring interviews with HCYR's founder and director Gary Priour, as well as some of the children who live at the Ranch. It describes HCYR's program, showing the "heart" of the Ranch and its founder's commitment to provide a quality environment for children.
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Big Springs Ranch Grandparents Program	A 3-minute 2005 Fox News Report by Greg Groogan looks at the building of an intergenerational village at Big Springs Ranch, HCYR's sister campus. Grandparent cottages are built adjacent to the children's homes, and couples are invited to join the childcare community, adding to the family atmosphere for children.
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How Could Anyone?	This 5 minute DVD is a tribute to the children of Hill Country Youth Ranch from 1979 through the present . . . there have been over 1100. How could anyone ever tell them that they were anything less than beautiful?
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Teach Your Children Well	A Charter School was established at Big Springs Ranch for Children in 2001 for middle and high school students. In 2005, we added an Elementary School at our campus in Ingram. This 4 minute DVD shows our youngest children, ages 6 - 12, in the first few weeks in their wonderful new school building, which opened in 2006.
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Compilation DVD including all of the above	A complete collection of all DVDs listed above and more, including historical as well as recent videos about HCYR, from its founding in 1977 to current times. With a menu listing 17 different stories about the Ranch, its children and its programs, this DVD documents HCYR's growth, including at its second campus, BSRC.
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Big Springs Ranch Compilation DVD	A collection of videos about BSRC, est. 1996. Miss Oma Bell Perry, descendant of Stephen F. Austin, had a dream to have a children's home built on her historic Big Springs Ranch. With its donation to HCYR, her vision has come to fruition. This video compilation contains television specials, historical reflections and videos produced for the annual BSRC picnic.
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Poetry Books by Children (choose one)

The poetry of children who've experienced tragedy and loss is often haunting, as well as redemptive and inspiring. We've chosen 5 volumes of poetry currently in print to offer a sampling of this powerful material. You can get one copy of any volume free of charge by checking one of the titles listed below. You can purchase more copies of these poetry books by going to order online with your credit card or by printing our order form and mailing your request with a check. Each additional volume is $5. All proceeds support children at HCYR, and the arts programs that serve them. Please visit The Children Music Project to see how we use the poetry to develop and record songs. Also visit the poetry page to see samples of the poems from the books.


In Front of God and Everybody	Poems by Kennard, age 11. A young boy gains strength after his mother abandons him. Title poem has become a song on Heart Like a Flower CD.
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Conversations	Poetry by Jamie, age 13. A teenage girl searches for answers about her past, as she writes about "conversations with mama, myself, and God".
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The Snake	Written and illustrated by Michael, age 10. The poems tell the powerful story of a boy's journey through grief after the tragic loss of his mother to a heroine overdose. We strongly recommend this volume as an introduction to the poetry project.
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Butterfly Mother	An anthology of poetry from the children of Hill Country Youth Ranch dedicated to all children living without their mothers.
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Hoping	Poems by Jennifer, age 14, about the life of a young survivor. In the innocent voice of a child wondering why, Jennifer describes the horrible abuse that occurred in her home.
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CDs and DVDs of children's songs and dramatic performances

Begun in 1996, The Children's Music Project is an ongoing program in which songwriters and musicians collaborate with abused and orphaned children to compose songs derived from the life-stories and writings of the children. These songs have proven to be very powerful. Thanks to a host of Texas' finest songwriters and musicians, we have created recordings of remarkable quality and lasting appeal. After the first album had been recorded, we began to produce a summer show involving the kids in a musical drama based on these songs and their life stories. We also offer a recording of this highly acclaimed play. You can ask here for one of the CD recordings and one of the music videos listed below, for free, and purchase more copies by going to order online with your credit card or by printing our order form and mailing your request with a check. All proceeds support children at HCYR, and the arts program that serves them. Please visit The Children Music Project or Children's Theater to learn more about these powerful programs.


CD Albums of songs derived from writings and life-stores of children (choose one)
Broken Wings Can Fly CD	Broken Wings Can Fly contains 11 songs recorded by artists like Sara Hickman, Flaco Jimenez, Monte Montgomery, Mike Cross, and others who worked from the children's poetry and life stories to create songs of redemption and triumph in a variety of musical genres. These hauntingly beautiful songs have received acclaim nationally, and are a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit. Read more.
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Heart Like a Flower CD	In 2008, a second album, *Heart Like a Flower*, was completed, and once again, the result was inspiring and beautiful. As the word has spread about The Children's Music Project, even more of Texas' most well-known and accomplished singers, songwriters and musicians made a pilgrimage to Ingram to work with sound engineer Tony Young on the songs. "Stunning" is the comment of one reviewer. Read more.
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DVDs of music videos and dramatic productions at HCYR (choose one)
Jacob Favela Music Videos DVD	Three music videos of songs by HCYR graduate Jacob Favela . In Forgiven and Victim of My Destiny Jacob's lyrics tell his compelling story, and the sordid life he was exposed to via his drug-addicted mother. For the Kids is a song Jacob wrote honoring the oldest child in neglected families who often takes over the duties of parenting the younger siblings. Filmed on the Youth Ranch campus, samples can be viewed on-line. You can ask for a free copy, or purchase more copies online or by printed form.
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Broken Wings Can Fly DVD	This 50-minute video of the *Broken Wings Can Fly* show is the culmination of years of work by staff and children at HCYR to bring all of the arts together in a musical drama that tells the stories of children growing up with the emotional and psychological scars that derive from abuse and tragic loss. With the help of professional directors and choreographers, the children learned to act, dance, and sing their stories.
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Performing Arts Compilation DVD	All of the performing arts DVDs in the list above are included on this 2-hour compilation, including the Broken Wings Can Fly dramatic presentation plus two Jacob Favela music videos, and other excerpts from our performing arts programs. Finally, the news report *Children's Music Project* is included.
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Submitting an Order

Foreign mailings are not free. Your order for HCYR informational and educational materials, as you have selected them, will be electronically compiled in our form handler for processing. Please check to see that the information given above and below is correct, and then click submit at the bottom of the form. We will register your order, package it, and mail it within two weeks. All we ask is that you read or watch the material, and, if possible, share it with others. If the submit button ever fails, just email your order to info@youth-ranch.org, or use the postal address given below the form. We're sorry, but we cannot extend our offer to mail materials free of charge if you live outside the United States. However, you may order most of the products listed above online, paying for shipping and the product with a credit card. Go to order online.

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Our Address, Phone, Fax and E-Mail Numbers

To get more information, or to call or write with an order for extra copies of books, CDs, or videos, use the information below:

Hill Country Youth Ranch
P. O. Box 67
Ingram, Texas 78025

More addresses and directions to the Ranch are given at Contact Us. See Career Openings for job information. Also, you can print an order form to mail to the address at left should you wish to purchase additional copies of any of the materials on this page. Or just order online.

Phone 830-367-2131

Fax 830-367-6108

E-Mail info@youth-ranch.org

Revised: August 14, 2008.

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