LET'S PLAY BALL!
SPORTS SEASON
AT YOUTH RANCH
SAFETY HARBOR
Rancher Lorelei plays catcher on her local softball team.
P
lay ball! Those words rang through
many of our childhoods and bring
back happy memories of triumph on
the ball field. At the Youth Ranches, we
make sure our youth are able to build great
memories as they grow up. Joining a local
sports team is a great way to start!
At Youth Ranch Safety Harbor, many
of our youth come from challenging
environments: abuse, neglect, or
unaddressed symptoms of trauma.
Sometimes it's a single-parent household,
or grandparents who suddenly find
themselves raising a young child.
No matter the circumstances, our goal
is the same: to let our kids be kids again!
Our staff work diligently to help Ranchers
step out of survival mode and play without
fear.
This summer, many of our Ranchers
were enrolled in local team sports for the
first time! Joey and Cody, brothers who live
at the Ranch, both joined a baseball team.
Maddy, who has always been a soccer
fanatic, decided to try softball. Maybe most
impressive of all was that nine-year-old
Lorelei, who struggles with making friends,
stepped out of her comfort zone and joined
a Little League softball team.
"[My cottage parent] Ms. Pam was giving
Maddy is a Rancher who lived at Youth Ranch Safety
Harbor for seven years before being adopted into her
forever home. Over the summer, she played for a local
softball team, inspiring Rancher Lorelei to do the same!
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