Friends of the Ranch
Two ways to change a boy's story
Give once to build what the ranch needs today, or become a partner and walk with the boys for the long haul.
Change Happens When People Become Part of a Community
We are looking for local organizations and community groups that will walk hand in hand with the ranch. As we grow ever more rooted in Mexico, we are inviting partners to share resources, expertise, and community. Partnership means more than a donation; it means together we create a space where our boys experience lasting restoration from your kindness.
Participation asks four things of the community:
Be There For The Long Term
Choose an area of the ranch to support, help with general operating costs, or create your own project!
Choose how you'll stand with the ranch
Pick a level of yearly support. Every dollar goes straight to the boys — food, care, a safe home, and the people who raise them.
$1,000
Friend of the Ranch
Keep a boy fed, safe, and cared for
- Daily meals and care for a boy
- A share of house-parent support
- An open door whenever he needs it
$3,600
Champion
About $300 a month, all year long
- Everything in Friend of the Ranch
- Schooling, health, and counseling
- A seat at the yearly impact update
$5,000
Guardian
Change a boy's story for good
- Everything in Champion
- Helps fund new projects as they start
- A personal thank-you from the boys
Prefer a custom amount, or want to give monthly? Reach out and we'll tailor it with you.
Visit
Events
Turn a birthday, a game night, a concert, or a gala into hope for the boys. Host a fundraiser, dedicate an event, or start a campaign — we’ll give you everything you need to make it meaningful, from stories and photos to materials and guidance. Events are also how our boys glimpse a world filled with possibilities, as visits and outreach bring the community to the ranch. Rally your people, and your community becomes their community.
Volunteer
Show up, and you become part of the family. From work projects to tutoring to special events, there is a place for you at the ranch — come with a team or on your own, for a day or a season. More than 35,000 people have contributed their time and talents to this mission since 1956, and the boys remember every hand that helps. Give your time and heart, and watch what grows.
Volunteer With UsFrom work projects to mentorship to special events, there's a place for you at the ranch. Come with a team or on your own — the boys remember every hand that helps.
Work projects
Mentorship
Special events
Sometimes one steady adult changes everything. Mentors offer the boys consistency, encouragement, and a living picture of who they can become — sharing skills, faith, and simple presence over time. Whether you teach a trade, coach a sport, help with homework, or just show up faithfully, you become one of the healthy role models at the center of each boy’s restoration. Walk alongside a boy, and you’ll grow right along with him.
Mentor
Mentors offer the boys consistency, encouragement, and a picture of who they can become. Share your skills, your faith, and your presence — and grow right along with them.
Become a MentorMission Trips
Bring a team to the ranch and see the mission with your own eyes. Mission trips combine hands-on work projects — building, painting, repairing — with real time alongside the boys: shared meals, soccer games, worship, and friendship. Groups from churches, schools, and businesses leave having given a great deal and received even more. Forty-five minutes outside Monterrey, a life-changing week is waiting for your team.
Donate
RDR Wishlist
Sometimes hope looks like new shoes, school supplies, or a soccer ball. The RDR Wishlist gathers the things the ranch needs right now, so you can send exactly what will be used — no guesswork, no waste. From pantry staples and tools to books and sports gear, every item meets a real, tangible need in a boy’s everyday life. It’s one of the simplest, most concrete ways to be part of the story.
See the WishlistOn-Going Giving
Monthly partners are the steady heartbeat of Rancho del Rey. On-going giving lets us plan with confidence — keeping balanced meals on the table, tutors in the learning labs, and medical and spiritual care within reach for every boy, every month. You can sponsor a specific area like food, education, medical, or reintegration, or simply give where the need is greatest. Become a monthly partner and watch hope compound over a boy’s entire journey home.
Connect
A single gift can change the course of a boy’s life. Your one-time contribution goes straight to the daily work of raising boys well — nutritious meals, education, medical care, and the house parents who make this a home. Not ready for a monthly commitment? That’s okay: every amount, given once, still puts food on the table and a future within reach. Join the more than 10,000 people who have already made a difference, and watch one moment of generosity ripple out for years.
Not ready for a monthly commitment? A one-time contribution still puts food on the table and a future within reach. Every amount, given once, ripples out for years.
Invest
A legacy gift is an investment in boys you may never meet — and a future you help make possible. Through planned giving, wills, and estate gifts, you can shape the next generation at Rancho del Rey long after you are gone. For nearly seven decades this mission has been carried forward by people who chose to plant something that keeps growing. Partner with us to build an endowment of hope that outlasts us all, and we will walk with you every step of the way.
Through planned and legacy gifts, you can shape the next generation of boys at Rancho del Rey. Partner with us to build an endowment of hope that outlasts us all.
Start a LegacyPray
Prayer List
Mailing List
Prayer has carried this mission since 1956, and we believe it still moves mountains. Join our prayer and mailing list to receive the real, current needs of the boys and staff — new arrivals finding their footing, families working toward reunification, graduates stepping into adulthood. You’ll also get updates on events, stories, and answered prayers. Keep our boys in your thoughts as they walk this path together; it matters more than you know.