About Us

Youth Haven Ranch in Pleasant Valley, Inc. is a non-profit youth service organization founded by Jeffrey L. Moody (center) and Stephanie Moody, and supported by Pastor Carlis L. Moody, Jr. (left) and Bishop Carlis L. Moody, Sr. (right).

Although Youth Haven Ranch was founded back in 1988 to provide a safe environment for Faith Christian Academy, and other youth organizations to enjoy youth recreation and summer camps; over  the years, we’ve acknowledged the increasing need to focus our energy and resources toward the personal development of our youth in several key areas that affect their lives.

Affiliated with:
Faith Temple Church of God in Christ, Evanston, IL
Nowthwestern Illinois Continuum of Care, Rock Island, IL

Statement of Purpose:

Youth Haven Ranch in Pleasant Valley is a community of supportive services, recreation, and sober living for homeless and at-risk youth. Our community is a partnership between residents, staff, sponsors, mentors, volunteers, youth homes and organizations from surrounding communities. This partnership has been formed to fulfill the goals of our programs and ensure a successful transition from homelessness and addiction to sobriety and self sufficiency. Program participants and residents move from being alone, afraid, ashamed and depressed to becoming self-confident, independent, productive, self-supporting members of the community.

Our facility is a caring and supportive environment, existing to provide an arena for intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth, as well as a nurturing place to strengthen recovery and sobriety, and to develop the tools for living life as self sufficient, contributing members of society.

We desire to assist in the development of young people who are capable of making responsible life decisions; young people who hold deep, real, and meaningful practical and spiritual values; young people who have a strong understanding of the twelve-steps, or other recovery principals, and apply them in all of their affairs; young people who can become truly whole and educated human beings, young people who make the transition from homeless to homeowner, or renter, and young people who live a fulfilling life as a gainfully employed, self sufficient person in recovery as a direct result of their involvement with Youth Haven Ranch.

Our Mission Statement: 

Youth Haven Ranch works to build better future for disadvantaged youth and their families.  Our mission is to empower youth who are homeless, abandon, abused, or at risk to become positive leaders in their communities, and lead healthly productive lives.

Our Vision:  

Youth Haven Ranch envisions involvement, directly or by referral, in the development of hundreds of happy and healthy youth, free from government assistance, who participate in the economic growth of our community as productive citizens.

Our Goal:

Youth Haven Ranch helps at risk youth and struggling young adults, ages 15-21 become productive and self-sufficient by teaching life values and life skills necessary to live independently in the real world.