Daily life at The Ranch is not experienced alone. The entire staff and trainees have experienced this unique recovery process. Residents gain recovery support from a staff that has not just learned recovery from a book but from personal experience. Staff members and trainees live on the property and walk with each woman through her recovery journey.

Residents wake up at 6:30 a.m., have a cup of coffee and take a walk on the 120-acre property. Staff and trainees walk with the women each morning. The walk is followed by breakfast, personal devotion time, fulfilling household responsibilities, and group sessions from 9:30 a.m. until noon.

The group sessions are where residents begin to gain the knowledge necessary to be successful in overcoming drug and alcohol addiction. Group topics vary according to which phase a woman is in and how long she has been a resident.

Lunch is served at noon followed by the afternoon workday beginning at 1:00 p.m. The ladies take care of the 120-acre property giving them the opportunity to learn new skills, develop leadership skills, build teamwork, and develop a strong work ethic that strengthens their employability once they leave the program.

Working activities: A resident may find herself learning to operate a riding mower, weed eater, garden tiller as well as other equipment. In addition, she will get the opportunity to interact and care for whitetail deer that live on the property, work in our vegetable garden, and prepare meals in the kitchen.

Afternoon: There are many activities that take place on the 120 acre ranch property that help residents learn how to care for a home and gain the confidence to manage a work environment.Learning to work as a team, interact with other residents in a work environment, learning to lead and learning to take direction are all important parts of The Refuge Ranch faith-based approach to overcoming drug and alcohol addiction.

At 5:00 p.m. the ladies stop working and return to their home, shower, and prepare for dinner at 6:00 p.m. Dinner is a time of fellowship with other residents, and staff and trainees that enjoy dinner with the women. It's a family time. After the dining area is cleaned, residents may find themselves doing homework, sharing a prayer time with other residents as well as other weeknight activities. Weekend movies or game nights may be scheduled or just some downtime to relax.

Weekends

Saturday mornings are for cleaning resident homes followed by lunch.

Visitation by family members from 1pm-5pm. Family members often bring lunch to share with their loved one while visiting. During this time Family Recovery support and education are available.

Sunday mornings are for church attendance followed by a free afternoon and evening. Evenings end at 9:30 p.m. when everyone welcomes bedtime.