Ranch Renovations

The T. Boone Pickens Foundation focuses grants to organizations that operate in its core giving categories.

A $1.83 million gift from the Pickens Foundation, presented in December 2007, is enabling New Horizons to completely renovate their Residential Treatment Center, commonly known as the “Ranch”, in Goldthwaite. The 150-acre, newly refurbished center including three homes, a chapel, school facility, kitchen and dining rooms, among other amenities, will provide individualized, intensive residential treatment programs for boys and girls ranging in ages 7-17, suffering from emotional, behavioral, and adjustment problems.

In addition New Horizons received a large gift around Christmas this year. With the help of some wonderful people, the children of New Horizons received a new and improved playground. The previous playground equipment was over 25 years old and in need of a variety of updates. Board Member Tom Salanty and some very special community members decided that they would raise the money to give the children a new place to play. They began to raise money and applied for a grant from Fight Obesity through Play. Thankfully, both were a great success! They were able to raise enough money to buy the children an entirely new play
system.

Visit the Picture Gallery of the T. Boone Pickens Foundation Renovation Project and the New Installed Playground