St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, a community of hope and healing for more than 57 years, is committed to serving children who are victims of sex trafficking in our community.
Our Healing Center will serve young people for the next 50 years and beyond.
Join us as we grow!
The Healing Center is the only residential treatment center with these specific housing options in Southern Nevada, and one of the few in the country assisting these young people to move from victim to survivor.
St. Jude’s Ranch for Children has the experience, knowledge, and capabilities; however, we can’t do this alone. We need community support to bring hope and healing to vulnerable victims.
St. Jude's Ranch for Children calls on you - the leaders, corporations, philanthropists, and all community members to invest in the Healing Center.
Help welcome children
and young people to their new campus and home this Fall so they can...
heal grow thrive teach learn work
Your gift today will open doors this October!
When you support the Healing Center today, you can help outfit the Healing Center with the furniture, technology, artwork and finishes that will make our new campus feel like home to child survivors of sex trafficking.
Our Progress
$21,000,000
Raised Towards Our Goal
Help us reach our goal of $25 Million to build the Healing Center.
Join the 130+ individual donors who have gotten us this far.
The new Healing Center will be home to our specialized program for children who are victims of sex trafficking. At St. Jude's Ranch for Children, we already provide a nurturing and therapeutic environment, lived experience advocates, and other critical services. This will be an expansion on our services to help victims that have nowhere else to turn for holistic support.
It's happening!
Watch videos of our on-site time-lapse camera to view recent construction progress.
We will update these regularly to keep you abreast of our progress.
Our Vision
Our vision is to break the cycle of abuse and neglect by mending spirits and renewing hope.
For more than 57 years, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children has provided a safe, nurturing home with therapeutic residential treatment services to thousands of children who experienced abuse and neglect in Nevada. St. Jude’s Ranch for Children has made and continues to make a difference by healing hearts and giving children hope.
Healing Hearts Program:
*Ages 0-18 - All genders
*Housing for up to 60 survivors
*Person-centered, holistic and
trauma-informed care
*Educational and
vocational assistance
The Healing Center is the first-of-its-kind residential therapeutic center in the country, with its specific holistic treatment options. Our specialized program is set to provide a nurturing and therapeutic holistic environment and other critical services like lived experience advocates who understand what each child has endured.
The Healing Center is unique- offering trauma-sensitive design, on-site school opportunities, and a designed environment to support healing the mind, body, and spirit.
Our Impact
110
Families we've helped keep their kids out of foster care
341
Individuals served in our housing & support services program
14
Children reunited or adopted
29k
Meals provided
13
Teen moms + babies kept unified
524
Hours of volunteer support provided by our community
Support the Healing Center Today!
Gifts under
$10k
Gifts over
$10k
If you are interested in supporting the Healing Center, please contact:
Dr. Christina Vela, CEO
702.294.7111
