HOPE YOUTH RANCH INC

Transforming Lives & Restoring Families

aka HOPE Ranch Learning Academy   |   Hudson, FL   |  www.hopeyouthranch.org

Mission

“Continuing the legacy of empowering children with educational challenges and Autism to reach their full potential in a Christian faith-based environment.”

Notes from the nonprofit

HOPE Ranch Learning Academy is committed to providing tailored therapeutic-based education to an under-served K-12 student population of young men and women with autism and other forms of learning disabilities. These individuals with unique abilities can flourish in life given the proper setting for learning and respectful collaboration between parents, school, therapists, and others. By employing a holistic approach to education, seemingly including animal assisted therapy to fun activities and traditional therapeutic services with education, students progress faster than in any other setting. Our role is to teach the students in the way they learn. We are to adapt to their learning style and not the other way around. This approach creates a true level of 2-way communication which overcomes trust issues from the past and more readily opens the doors to learning and understanding resulting in the high outcomes parents seek.

Ruling year info

2004

Founder & Executive Director

Rev. Jose J Suarez

Co-Founder & Education Director

Amparo M Suarez

Main address

17933 East Rd

Hudson, FL 34667 USA

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EIN

20-1019180

NTEE code info

Elementary, Secondary Ed (B20)

Secondary/High School (B25)

Animal Related Activities N.E.C. (D99)

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Private K-12 School for Autistic Children

HOPE Youth Ranch, Inc through its d.b.a. HOPE Ranch Learning Academy has provided K-12, specialized therapeutic education to children with developmental and learning disabilities since 2005. We use a holistic approach to strengthen the entire person. Our focus is to make the student a success by maximizing their full potential through individualized academic plans, using horses in the therapeutic and motivational process, partnering with research and teaching foundations to remain in the forefront of best practices for autism, employing licensed and experience educators, and collaboration with other nonprofits to offer specialized therapeutic services.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Awards

Community Hero 2012

Tampa Bay Lightening Foundation

Outstanding Youth Organization 2014

West Pasco Chamber of Commerce

Community Hero 2014

Wells Fargo Bank

Outstanding Community Organization 2013

UPS Foundation

Technology for Social Good Award 2014

J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK

Non-Profit of the Year in Education 2016

Tampabay Business Journal

Overall Non-Profit of the Year 2016

Tampabay Business Journal

Best of Hudson - Mental Health Services 2018

Hudson Award Program

School of Excellence 2019

Step Up For Students

Affiliations & memberships

Department of Human Services 2013

Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living 2014

Fla Dept of Agriculture Solicitation Certificate 2019

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of teachers involved in school-wide decisions about student learning

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Private K-12 School for Autistic Children

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Number of Lead Teachers actively participating in school-wide student learning decision such as curriculum planning, lesson planning, standardized testing, award recognition requirements.

Number of students showing improvement in test scores

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Private K-12 School for Autistic Children

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Improvement to test scores as measured by changes in the Norm-Reference testing conducted yearly at each of the campuses. This is based on our School District report showing improvement rates.

Number of students per teacher during the reporting period

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Private K-12 School for Autistic Children

Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Number of students receiving personal instruction and feedback about their performance

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Private K-12 School for Autistic Children

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

These are students participating in the norm-reference testing and individualized lesson planning.

Number of students at or above a 90% attendance rate

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Private K-12 School for Autistic Children

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Total number of students (cumulative) across all campuses achieving 91% or better attendance rate for the year.

Number of family members participating in school activities

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Private K-12 School for Autistic Children

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Number of families that participate in major school activities (fundraisers, plays, award ceremonies)

Number of students who receive scholarship funds and/or tuition assistance

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Private K-12 School for Autistic Children

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Number of students receiving scholarship funds from McKay or Gardiner for students with learning disabilities.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our aim is to make every person we serve become successful by achieving their full potential. We aim to maximize the full potential of the autistic child into adulthood. Using a growth mindset, we want to impart on the students that learning is a life long process and new skills can be acquired throughout their lifetime.

As an organization we are to network closely with funding sources, community organizations, parents, legislators, and other stake holders to monitor and predict market trend. By predicting these trends, we can strategically prepare and modify the organization as needed to maintain our competitive and creative edge. Strategically, we are to remain as flat an organization as possible with well integrated leadership and managerial functions allowing for decision making on a timely basis and in line with rules, regulations, and requirements. Strategic and synergistic associations are made with other non-profit organizations to enhance our ability to provide a more complete service delivery system creating a "one stop" therapeutic setting.

Internally our people is our number one resource for success. These individuals serve a common service culture and are committed to a mission bigger than themselves. Internally we embrace constant training and see planned change as an integral part of our organizational culture to ensure we stay in the forefront of our industry.

Externally we form strong support bonds with our local and national community through utilization of every network avenue available to us. Quantifying our strength, listening for areas of needs, and proactively asking ourselves what we can do to be cost effective in delivering the desired outcomes. Additionally, we seek to have external, third party validation of our service and deliverable to ensure that what we are claiming in terms of success are indeed real.

Sine our inception in 2004, our financial performance has increased from a yearly revenue of $50,000 to now close to $2,000,000. Services continue to expand from 1 campus to now 3 campuses across the county serving over 120 students. Employee base for serving over 120 consumers and their supporting families has grown from 4 employees to currently 45 to include PhD, MS, BS and AA degree as well as non-degree individuals. Strategic and synergistic associations are made with other non-profit organizations to enhance our ability to provide a more complete service at one location. Strategic cooperation with research foundations allows us to remain in the forefront of best practices to serve the autistic population in our programs.

Financials

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HOPE YOUTH RANCH INC

Board of directors
as of 09/24/2020
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Dr. Jim Pickens

House of Faith

Term: 2011 -


Board co-chair

Dr. Kenneth Boaz

International Church of Clearwater

Term: 2006 -

Ken Boaz

International Church of Clearwater

Fernando Arroyo

Palm Harbor Pediatrics

Beverly Plummer

Pasco County

Jaque Coffee

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes