BRAZIL, IND. (July 9, 2018) – Indiana’s 92 sheriffs are this summer beginning demolition of three unsafe and unwanted buildings on their new 62-acre Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch, making room for cabins and recreation areas.
“Bulldozers and jackhammers will briefly interrupt the serene 62 acres, which will serve as a permanent home for Sheriffs’ programs to mentor future law enforcement officers, bond with at-risk kids and help young witnesses, victims and survivors of crime,” said Grant County Sheriff Reggie Nevels. As the statewide not-for-profit’s secretary, Nevels also chairs its grounds and operations committee.
Nevels said a dairy barn, farrow building and cinderblock shop will all be removed because they are unsafe, unwanted or both.
In their place, Nevels said organizers and donors of the not-for-profit Youth Ranch plan to build 10 cabins and a variety of recreation areas, including a zip line, confidence course, canoeing and fishing docks, swimming pool, basketball court, archery range, sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits, a baseball and softball field and a riding stable.
Middle schoolers from every county will be eligible to apply for free summer leadership camps, weekend retreats and day visits to the Youth Ranch, which is being developed in rural Clay County between Greencastle and Terre Haute.
To learn more about naming rights, donate or volunteer, Nevels said Hoosiers can call the Youth Ranch toll-free at 833-IN-RANCH.
