Sam’s Club—Bismarck granted $1,500 to Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch to underwrite the cost of materials for the students at Dakota Memorial School. The granted funds, donated through Sam’s Club’s Community Grant Program, will be used to purchase textbooks and school supplies for the upcoming school year.
Dakota Memorial School, the on-campus school of Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, provides individualized educational programming for students ages 12-18. The student population is comprised of boys and girls receiving residential treatment at Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch and Day Students who live in Bismarck and the surrounding community, but need the additional education support we provide.
Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is a Christian residential treatment and educational center for children and their families. They help the most troubled, complicated and amazing kids by providing best-in-class psychiatric therapy and trauma-informed care, where they look kids in the eye, walk with them, and help them become their best selves. In addition to Residential Treatment Facilities in Fargo, Bismarck, and Minot, the Ranch provides Outpatient Psychiatric and Psychological Services, and Spiritual Life Programs. Their on-campus school, Dakota Memorial School (DMS), provides a personalized education for kids who have psychiatric, behavioral and trauma issues.
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