Since 2001, Seamark Ranch has offered love, protection and support to at-risk children in a family-centered environment. Their mission is to provide a traditional home where children can heal through individualized therapy, connect through faith and flourish with unconditional love. A key part of fulfilling this mission is having houses where full-time house parents can live with the children. MasterCraft Builder Group (MCBG) has just completed construction on two new homes for Seamark Ranch.
“There are currently over 1,700 kids in crisis in just the Northeast Florida region,” said Nathan Stanley, executive director for Seamark Ranch. “Thanks to the generosity of MasterCraft Builder Group, Seamark Ranch has now added two beautiful homes to serve the most vulnerable of these. Words cannot express our gratitude and thanks to Chris, Brad and their team!”
Seamark Ranch is a 465-acre campus in Northeast Florida that provides a traditional home environment for children who have experienced the impact of broken families. Married house parents live in the home full-time, providing a strong support system to the family unit.
The two new homes are designed to meet Seamark Ranch’s specific needs, accommodating large family units. Each house is 4,800 square feet with eight bedrooms and six-and-a-half baths and offers spacious living areas, modern amenities and outdoor spaces that encourage play and tranquility.
The houses feature energy-efficient systems and are constructed of durable materials. The two new homes join two other homes MCBG built in 2019, bringing the nonprofit to six homes total and providing more children the security of a supportive place to live.
MCBG’s Founder and CEO, Chris Shee, has made community giving a cornerstone of the company’s mission and has been a long-time supporter of Seamark Ranch. He recently provided the organization with stability and guidance as its interim executive director.
“Seamark Ranch is a mission that our company, my family and I love supporting,” said Shee. “My brother and I, through MasterCraft, have been able to help Seamark go from having two homes to now having six. It’s such an honor to have done that. However, we truly could not have done it without the help of our trade partners and suppliers. Essentially, we built four homes for the cost of three, which means Seamark Ranch has more money to help children in extreme need of a home and, more importantly, a family.”
MCBG uses its resources, expertise and connections to complete its philanthropic projects. The team was overwhelmed by the generosity of its trade partners, with 79 local businesses and organizations contributing to the homes’ construction.
