Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch

Amanda Daly 

on Google

2 months ago

I'm now 40 and came to this place back in 1999. I hated being there but to be fair didn't have much to complain about. Bt time is been there 6ish months I didn't want to leave. I learn so much being there that I'm still grateful to this day. I earned freedom to walk the grounds unsupervised with permission as well as helping give tours to potential clients. I rode horses often did cattle branding of calves of course and did artificial insemination. I did small engines and wood working along with horticulture which were all a... read more

Adam Boston 

on Google

5 months ago

I went to this place in 2023 when I was 17. I’m writing this review as my experience being a trans male that spent 3 months here. If you have a trans child, please do not send them here. First, they put me in a girls lodge, which I was not comfortable with in the slightest. Then, they started giving me my testosterone shots, but stopped because they thought I’d sue them if I “changed my mind”. I missed multiple shots while they figured out what to do about me. They ended up having a staff member drive me to the hospital ever... read more

Penny Vannatta 

on Google

4 months ago

YBGR was lowkey really nice, I loved it there. The food isn’t top tier but it’s a pretty good treatment place in my opinion. Sometimes there’s some stupid and scary stuff that will happen like fights, but it is to be expected in treatment. But I liked it and I felt it was useful in the long run. I struggled with some staff but I really loved my staff in my lodge. Also, you will get consequences/accountability's for not following the rules, but I think it’s a good thing set in place to hold people accountable. (I’ve gotten a ... read more

Paulie Roberts 

on Google

4 months ago

Oh my lord. I remember most of how the terrible people I encountered. Yes this was in 2015 to 2017. So most likely no one cares.. I'm sure. They always like to brush off all issues to the kids and not the staff... I'm almost 26 years old and still have issues with this place. As a mom now I have realized what it is to actually take care of a minor unlike these people. Hope things have changed but I'd never risk it. Ybgr is the type of place that when you're a child in the system already have issues they cause or come up wit... read more

Rachel A 

on Google

6 months ago

I went to this place when I was about 17 so about 3 years ago. When I got there I had a bad cold and I told the staff but when I got to my lodge they treated me like a smoker because I had a sore throat and reprimanded me for using to many tissues. The second night I was there, there was a riot. For most of my stay there some of the staff genuinely wanted to help the kids. Although it seemed more of them liked the power they had over others. If one of the staff members didn't like you and they where close friends with one o... read more