Building Hope-Capital Campaign

As we’ve continued developing our Forever Home, we saw an opportunity in Phase 2 to build smarter and steward resources more effectively. Instead of constructing two separate buildings (original Phase 2 and 3), we are moving toward one larger, multi-use facility that will allow us to serve more youth while lowering overall construction and operational costs.

This updated plan creates a welcoming central hub for mentoring, gathering, and year-round ministry while maximizing every dollar invested in the mission and getting us to an indoor riding arena quicker to better serve our youth.

As of 9/01/26, just over $76,000 has been raised. We have already put in a driveway with a small parking lot and have plans to move forward with either the big section or the small section of the building prior to winter 2026. We need approximately $100,000 more by September 11th to move forward with the big section prior to winter. Due to generous giving, we have the funds to start the smaller section of the building if we cannot move forward with the larger part. With building prices continuing to rise, we want to start building whatever section we can knowing it will allow us to best steward every dollar rather than waiting until next spring.

Building Hope: Virtual Tri-fold

Read about the vision behind the ask. Find out who we serve, how we serve them and why. All sessions are offered free of charge to every participant, always.

Please email [email protected] to request a sponsorship sheet or to return a sponsorship sheet with an online or mailed donation. Options to donate are below and include Paypal, Venmo, and mailing a donation to: Scenic Hills Youth Ranch PO Box 275, Bloomer, WI 54724

History of SHYR

Scenic Hills Youth Ranch become incorporated in May 2018 and opened its doors one month later for sessions in June 2018. We were on a small corner of of a borrowed property. We started with 2 horses, 8 kids and 5 mentors. We did not have team shirts or nametags, but we had a GREAT time helping kids find hope in a very simple environment.

In 2019, we added three horses to our herd and served 16 kids. We had planned to double in size the following year but 2020 came and with it, lots of uncertainty. We knew we had the unique gift of being able to run sessions because we were outside. We served 22 kids that summer and added two more horses for a total of 7 horses. We no longer had enough room on that small corner of the property for all of our horses so Jocelyn’s aunt and uncle, who had a property close-by, allowed us to pasture our horses there and make hay for them. This started our 4 year journey of 4 trailer trips back and forth between the two properties every week to bring horses to the main Ranch for sessions and take them back to their pastures on the ‘off’ days.

Fall of 2023, SHYR moved to Jocelyn’s aunt and uncle’s property full time. In the spring of 2024, volunteer work days added additional pastures, a riding arena and Phase 1 was completed with a purchase of a portable tack shed (see photo below) so we could take it with us when God showed us our Forever Home. We started building the last weekend of April and opened 5 short weeks later on that property for the summer of 2024. It was an absolutely beautiful spot!

By 2025, we were looking for our Forever Home, we found it and started moving mid-summer while still holding sessions. At this time, we had over 10 horses and at the end of summer sessions in August 2025, we moved the Ranch to its Forever Home just two miles north of Bloomer. A moment none of us will ever forget!

Fast-forward to the spring of 2026, we had 15 horses, built a REAL(!) arena, secured an address, put in a driveway and small parking area and opened in June for Summer Sessions for our 9th season. We will also be bringing back Fall Sessions this year and will have served just over 50 kids. As we continue to grow, we are excited to be raising funds for a building. We look forward to offering additional programming and not canceling when it rains in the summer! Thank you for your partnership, prayers and financials gifts! Together, we can change the lives of kids/teens and families throughout western Wisconsin!

Phase 1