Each day, Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch serves children, ages 10-18, in residential care and shelter care on our Minot, Bismarck, and Fargo campuses. In addition, Dakota Memorial School provides a quality education for children who have special learning needs because of psychiatric, behavioral and trauma issues.These children experience severe emotional, behavioral and developmental challenges and come from diverse backgrounds, cultures and religions. They are working through their issues, which may include conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorders, borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, chemical dependency, sexual offenses; and issues related to trauma, abuse and neglect.