Sunrise Children’s Services
300 Hope Street
P.O. Box 1429
Mt. Washington, KY 40047
300 Hope Street
P.O. Box 1429
Mt. Washington, KY 40047
- T. 502.538.1000
- F. 502.538.1100
- E. info@sunrise.org
You can make a difference in the life of a child by supporting Solid Rock Children’s Ranch! Give $10 a month for ten months and help this dream become a reality!
The cost for the complete project is $750,000. The property has been used as a working farm with cattle, with no infrastructure in place. This total cost includes $450,000 for building materials only, plus $300,000 to pay for up-front costs to change the infrastructure. Sunrise greatly appreciates all of the gifts that have been donated so far for this project. Because of you, Judy Singleton’s dream of providing a new community of care for sibling groups in foster care on her property will one day soon become reality.
If you would like to know how to get involved, volunteer, donate, host a fundraiser or want more information please contact Stacie McLaughlin, Director of Marketing, smclaughlin@sunrise.org
JUST A DREAM?
Judy Singleton from Clark County has a dream. Her dream is to provide a new community of care for sibling groups in foster care on her property located on Stoner-Ephesus Road in Winchester.
Judy has always loved kids and loved working with kids. She taught children for 35 years and continued teaching part time after she retired. “Seeing kids at school and seeing sibling groups separated, and seeing how hard it was on them – that is when God began to place on my heart that I could be more than just their teacher,” Judy said. “So, from there, God started placing into my mind and heart the idea for starting Solid Rock Children’s Ranch.”
TAKING ACTION
In February 2016, Judy met with Sunrise to discuss her idea. “I found out I needed to really give all of the farm for it to be enough for Sunrise financially to take the risk,” stated Judy.
So, that’s exactly what she did. That same year, Judy generously donated her land of 130 acres to Sunrise to be used to establish a new community of care for foster children, which would be known as Solid Rock Children’s Ranch
THINGS IN MOTION
The Need
Today, there are nearly 10,000 Kentucky children in out-of-home care, which means they are living in a state of impermanence. Solid Rock Children’s Ranch will significantly enhance Sunrise’s ability to make a difference in the lives of devastated children.
The Plan
“It’s going to be like a regular home. A set of foster parents are going to have kids there,” Judy explained. “We’re going to focus on sibling groups.”
Construction of the building that will house the foster families will be built on 15 acres of the land. Judy’s home and other buildings will remain on six acres of the property and maintained by Sunrise as Judy continues living there to provide support and guidance. Around 109 acres will be farmed through a contract with local farmers, which will produce ongoing revenue to support the project.
The Hope
Above all, Judy wants Solid Rock to make a difference in kids’ lives. She knows of only one way this can happen. “You can put the kids in homes and try to help them, even with drug rehabs,” she stated. “But it takes God to be the permanent change.”
The Plans
GALLERY & EVENTS
