The Big Oak ministry grew out of a desire to give hurting children a chance. John Croyle, Founder, played football at the University of Alabama under legendary coach, Paul “Bear” Bryant. Faced with the most important decision of his life—whether to play professional football or start a children’s home—John established Big Oak Boy’s Ranch in 1974. In 1988, after a 12-year old girl who they had tried to rescue from abusive parents was beaten to death, the Girl’s Ranch was built in her honor and memory.

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This organization is committed to preventing youth from going to prison and preventing inmates from returning to prison once they have been released. They achieve their goal through prevention programs that offer life-skills seminars, which result in lower incarceration rates among youth and lower recidivism rates among inmates. The primary goal is to prevent inmates from returning to prison by sharing the life changing message of Jesus Christ. It is the transformation of the heart and mind that equips one to succeed in life.

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Friends of Samaritan’s Place (FSP) is an organization devoted to orphaned, abandoned, and neglected children in the Philippines. The primary purpose of this devoted group of people is to fulfill its mission of “building hope and a future,” by providing high quality care and services for these children; marginalized communities; and families seeking to adopt. FSP consists of a diverse and dynamic network of friends volunteering their time, skills and resources to develop communities that solve economical/social problems and serve as advocates/agents in legal adoption.

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