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Some Facts about HCYR at Ingram, founded in 1977 |
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The Village at Brushy Creek
The Program HCYR at Ingram operates two licensed programs: residential treatment and foster care. The structure of daily life at the Ranch reflects the world we want our children to return to. Residents live in reconstructed families with live-in houseparents. Opportunities for growth and development abound in the Ranch village. Expressive arts, experiential activities, and vocational training programs are available year-round to help each child find motivation for involvement. A guiding principle of Ranch philosophy is that programs are designed to fit the needs of children, and not the other way around. We recognize that each child brings a unique personality and special gifts to the Ranch family. In the past, programs have been created to meet the needs of a single child. "School is Job 1" is another guiding principle. Each resident must maintain satisfactory grades in a full-time school program to be eligible for other privileges. Residents are given several options for school, based on both their therapeutic and academic needs. An accredited Charter School system provides a comprehensive individualized education plan for each child enrolled. Ingram public schools are utilized for mainstream students who thrive in a more social atmosphere with its wider range of extracurricular opportunities. All children are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities and other gift-enhancing opportunities. HCYR’s chapel program provides religious education. Our children attend many activities in the local community. |
Ingram Ranch
Brief History of HCYR at Ingram
Where the Children Come From
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Elementary School ~~~ The Children The Ingram campus of HCYR is licensed by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services to provide long-term therapeutic care for abused and troubled children, ages 6 to 18, at all levels of service need. The Ranch houses about 80 children at a time from all over Texas. Most are placed by Child Protective Services, but private placements are not unusual. About half our children are girls, half boys. Half are teenagers, and about half are 5 to 12 years old. Over 1100 children have lived at HCYR, and the length of stay has ranged from one month to 10 years, with an average stay of about one year.
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A 35-building village spreads across 265 Hill Country acres on Brushy Creek, one
mile west of Ingram, Texas. The children and their houseparents live in a
variety of different homes, ranging from eight spacious foster homes to two
psychiatric assessment centers for severely traumatized children.
A continuum of services follows the physical structure, allowing a child's
placement in an environment suitable to his or her needs. The
residences are built family style, each equipped with its own kitchen, private rooms, and lots of
outdoor space, and are spread throughout the valley. A village is
built in the center of this valley (see photo), and facilities include a chapel, library, fine arts center, counseling
center, ropes course, gymnasium, community center, greenhouse, woodworking
shop, aquatics center, and administrative offices. A playground, a
maintenance barn, a garden, an orchard, and staff residences add to village
life.