You don’t look a gift horse in the mouth – what you do is get him back on track.
Published in the Lifestyle section on September 12, 1992 in the Austin American-Statesman.
January 1995
Telling the unfortunate tale of the Burke Home burning to the ground, the positive was that a new home was completed around January 1995.
“Christmas for some of these kids is a sad time. Most of them know they have somebody out there but they don’t know how to get to them. They fantasize about mothers and fathers they don’t know. The saddest time is bedtime. They are not in their own homes. The staff realizes if they weren’t here, these kids would have nobody at all.”
–Charles Campise, Director, Darden Hill Ranch School.
Attached is an article from “The Newsletter of Darden Hill Ranch School”, published August-September 1989. It talks about the welcoming of new staff to help our boys out.
Love Made Visible (Part 3: Darden Hill Grows and Expands) by Beth Dommert
By: Henry R. Hubben
Seven years ago Darden Hill Ranch School opened and began providing unconventional but effective solutions for boys for whom convention had failed.
Located at Dripping Springs, Darden Hill is a residential therapeutic treatment center for emotionally disturbed boys. For many of these boys, Darden Hill is a last chance at rehabilitation before being institutionalized in state hospitals. The sense of purpose and serious intent demanded by this last chance permeates the boys and staff alike at Darden Hill.
Love Made Visible (Part I: Darden Hill is Conceived and Born) by Beth Dommert, March 1983
Love Made Visible (Part II: Darden Hill Learns to Walk and Function) by Beth Dommert, March 1983
HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — There is a huge need to help children in foster care find some stability in their life. Many are moved from facility to facility.
The Burke Center for Youth is hoping to take in a couple more kids, but it needs help in order to help others.
Currently, 24 boys from ages 10 to 17 years old live at the center.
“Our focus is just on foster kids that have been abused, neglected, and that’s who we take care of,” said Steve Fournier, the center’s executive director.
Right now 21 boys live at the center but, with the new addition, they will be able to house 30. It’s the first boys dorm in Texas where each boy gets their own room.
We’re quite proud of a billboard that went up in Laredo that helps to promote not only our Child Placement Agency but also the importance of foster care.