TIMOTHY HILL CHILDRENS RANCH INC
298 MIDDLE ROAD, RIVERHEAD, NY 11901 www.timothyhill.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TIMOTHY HILL CHILDREN'S RANCH IS LICENSED BY THE STATE OF NY, OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. WE HOUSE BOYS AND GIRLS WHO ARE TROUBLED, ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR COME FROM TROUBLED FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE LIVING ARRANGEMENT FOR THESE CHILDREN WHO CANNOT LIVE IN THEIR OWN HOMES OR UNDER ANY OTHER FAMILY CARE. WE STRENGTHEN CHARACTER BY MODELING CHRIST-CENTERED VALUES. WE TRANSFORM HEARTS AND CHANGE LIVES WHILE MAINTAINING OUR CORE VALUES, WHICH ARE BIBLE-BASED, PEOPLE ORIENTED AND WITH AN OBEDIENT SPIRIT. WE HAVE BEEN SERVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOR OVER 30 YEARS. OVER THE LAST 3 DECADES APPROXIMATLY 700 CHILDREN HAVE CALLED THE RANCH "HOME". WE PROVIDE PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TEACH RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING. SOME ALUMNI HAVE LATER RETURNED TO MENTOR CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED WITH US.

THE RANCH FAMILY IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING CHARACTER BY MODELING CHRIST-CENTERED VALUES, TRANSFORMING HEARTS AND CHANGING LIVES BY LOVING, NURTURING AND SERVICE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, WHILE PROVIDING SAFETY AND HOPE WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING.

WE ARE LICENSED BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE LIVING ARRANGEMENT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. OUR RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY HOUSES CHILDREN WHO ARE TROUBLED, ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR COME FROM TROUBLED FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE A SAFE HAVEN IN NY FOR AT-RISK YOUNG PEOPLE AND HELP THEM RESTORE THEIR LIVES THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT FOCUSES ON MIND, BODY & SOUL. WE TRANSFORM HEARTS, STRENGTHEN CHARACTER BY MODELING CHRIST-CENTERED VALUES, CHANGE LIVES WHILE MAINTAINING CORE VALUES WHICH ARE CHRISTIAN BASED, PEOPLE ORIENTED AND WITH AN OBEDIENT SPIRIT. OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TEACHING RESIDENTS RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING WHICH HELPS REUNITE THE BOYS AND GIRLS WITH THEIR FAMILIES. SOME OF THE CHILDREN THAT WE HAVE HELPED OVER THE YEARS HAVE LATER RETURNED TO THE RANCH TO MENTOR NEW BOYS AND GIRLS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED WITH US. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 215 VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE GENEROUSLY OF THEIR TIME TO ASSIST US IN OUR GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

THE RETREATS AT CENTER HILL LAKE IN TENNESSEE AND NORWICH LAKE IN MASSACHUSETTS HOST A VARIETY OF LARGE AND SMALL GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL GUESTS YEAR-ROUND ON THE LAKEFRONT. THE MISSION OF THE RETREAT CENTERS IS TO PROVIDE A PLACE OF RENEWAL, REFRESHMENT AND RESTORATION IN A PEACEFUL, HOSPITABLE SETTING.THE RETREAT AT CENTER HILL LAKE IS A SETTING PRIMARILY FOR CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF SIXTEEN CABINS OF VARYING SIZES AND AMENITIES THAT OCCUPY THE 139 ACRE CAMPUS, ALONG WITH A LODGE THAT HOSTS AN ADDITIONAL 26 GUEST ROOMS.IN ACCORDANCE WITH TIMOTHY HILL BY-LAWS, THE RETREAT AT CENTER HILL LAKE IS ALSO USED AS A VOCATIONAL TRAINING GROUND FOR RESIDENTS FROM TIMOTHY HILL'S NEW YORK SITE. THERE IS TYPICALLY A CREW OF FOUR RESIDENTS WITH A STAFF MEMBER TRAVELING TO EITHER ON OF TIMOTHY HILL'S RETREAT CENTERS EVERY SIX WEEKS FOR INTENSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING. THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS OVERSEES THE CAMPUS TO ENSURE FIDELITY WITH LOCAL ORDINANCES AND LEASES THE PROPERTY TO TIMOTHY HILL WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CAMPUS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OF PUBLIC CENTER HILL LAKE RECREATION.THE RETREAT AT NORWICH LAKE HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF EIGHT CABINS OF VARYING SIZES AND AMENITIES OCCUPTING THE ROUGHLY 90 ACRE CAMPUS, ALONG WITH A LODGE THAT HOSTS AN ADDITIONAL SIX GUEST SUITES.DURING THE MONTH OF JULY, THE RETREAT HOSTS FOUR WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP AS WELL, ALL WITH THE GOAL OF TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH LOVE, WHICH THIS YEAR HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 200 YOUTH. WE PARTNER WITH SEVERAL LOCAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING LONG ISLAND YOUTH MENTORING & ANGEL TREE, TO ENSURE THAT ANY CHILD WHO WANTS TO ATTEND CAMP ISN'T STOPPED BY A FINANCIAL BARRIER. IN ADDITION, A WEEK-LONG "WILDERNESS TRIP" IS HOSTED ON SITE FOR THE PROGRAM RESIDENTS FROM OUR NEW YORK SITE. "TO PROVIDE THE CHILDREN WITH VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO TEACH THEM RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF LABOR"IN ACCORDANCE WITH TIMOTHY HILL BY-LAWS, THE RETREAT AT NORWICH LAKE IS ALSO USED AS A VOCATIONAL TRAINING GROUND FOR RESIDENTS FROM TIMOTHY HILL'S NEW YORK SITE. THERE IS TYPICALLY A CREW OF FOUR RESIDENTS WITH A STAFF MEMBER TRAVELING TO EITHER TIMOTHY HILL'S RETREAT CENTERS EVERY SIX WEEKS FOR INTENSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SPECIFIC TO THAT SITE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.

TIMOTHY HILL'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS CLOSELY LINKED TO OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, WHICH BRINGS A VARIETY OF IN-KIND SERVICES TO TIMOTHY HILL CAMPUSES. VOLUNTEERS RANGE FROM INDIVIDUALS TO GROUPS AND INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 150 VOLUNTEERS ON THE RANCH CAMPUS. TIMOTHY HILL RESIDENTS ALSO GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY ON A REGUALR BASIS TO INTEGRATE RELATIONALLY INTO THEIR BACKYARDD BY ASSISTING A VARIETY OF CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING RIVERHEAD ROTARY. THESE ASSIGNMENTS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TIMOTHY HILL BY-LAWS WHICH STATE "TO BE A GENERAL RESOURCE TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE".

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