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CAN I, OR SHOULD I, SEND MONEY TO HIM?
As a general rule,
NBR prefers that you not send money. It is our
philosophy that we need to work for whatever we have in
life. Often we find young men who do not understand
that concept and find it easier to write or call home
and have someone get them out of a tight financial
problem. The Ranch does have a work program where a
resident can earn spending money. We do have the
residents pay for their own recreational activities
(i.e. ball games, movies, skating,) so if “they don’t
work, they don’t play.” This does not mean you can’t
send small amounts of money for a special occasion such
as their birthday so they could buy themselves a gift.
However, it is preferable that a gift be sent. Larger
amounts of money will be placed directly in a savings
account, or checking account, in his name and it will be
his when he leaves NBR. If any amount of money is being
sent, NBR must be informed so we can be watching to see
that he deposits it properly. Unfortunately, when the
residents have money we don’t know of, often it will be
spent on items that are against the rules.
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