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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => The Troubled Teen Industry => Topic started by: dawnc on November 18, 2008, 06:17:08 PM
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I am looking for anyone that may have insight, experiences, etc about a facility in Hesperia, CA called Lodgemakers, it was aslo ran by VisionQuest and also apparently had quite a few issues. Thank you.
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Found this on www.isaccorp.org (http://www.isaccorp.org)
House of lost youths
Hesperia group home in county's crosshairs
Robert Rogers, Staff Writer
San Bernardino County Sun
August 13, 2006
A mile and a half of rolling, half-paved road is all that stands between the boys of the Fred D. Jones Youth Center and Main Street, Hesperia.
No fence encircles the 10-acre facility, which houses teens who have run afoul of the law but are not deemed dangerous enough to be sent to juvenile hall or the Division of Juvenile Justice.
It's not what the surrounding communities, or the county, had in mind when a 10-year provisional contract was granted to a nationwide, for-profit youth-housing corporation with a nonprofit outpost in California.
Last year, 82 boys sent to the center left without permission, according to the county Probation Department. This year, the controversy has grown stormier, more violent and more public.
From mid-April to mid-July, the county sheriff's station in Hesperia fielded 51 calls for service from or related to the center. In the meantime, the president of LodgeMakers of California Inc., the affiliate of VisionQuest National Ltd. that runs the center, abruptly resigned.
In addition, reports were released by the Community Care Licensing division of the Department of Social Services last year alleging misconduct, including allegations that two female staffers had ongoing sexual relationships with boys at the center.
Then there was James Lemont Bagsby.
Earlier this year, Bagsby was committed to the Jones Youth Center. Because he is a juvenile, there are no public records documenting his stay, but center employees said on condition of anonymity that Bagsby was there early this year.
Bagsby went missing from the center and months later surfaced as the suspect in a San Bernardino schoolyard shooting that left 11-year-old Anthony Michael Ramirez dead and his 13-year-old brother wounded.
By all accounts, Bagsby, who at 15 has been charged as an adult in the June 21 shooting at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, was toughened for his age.
Described by family and friends as having delved into trouble around age 10 and surviving a gunshot wound at age 14, Bagsby bounced between San Bernardino's hardest streets and group homes.
When Gary Underwood, police chief for San Bernardino City Unified School District, and a lieutenant arrested Bagsby a week after the shooting at a run-down apartment complex in San Bernardino, Underwood was struck immediately by the 15-year-old's unchildlike qualities.
"It was obvious to us we were dealing with someone who was very street-savvy," Underwood said.
Whether Bagsby should have been placed at the Jones Youth Center, a large, minimum-security boys' home just a stroll from a street where he could catch a bus to San Bernardino, is uncertain. What is certain is that he was not the guest proponents of the facility and its contract with the county had envisioned.
And now it appears the county is considering ending its relationship with VisionQuest, LodgeMakers and the Jones Youth Center. In a memo dated Thursday and drafted by County Counsel Dennis Wagner at the direction of county Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Postmus, the county gave notice to LodgeMakers that its contract could be terminated in January.
In a news release the same day, Postmus, whose 1st District includes Hesperia, said: "I am concerned by the fact that a high number of juveniles have left the facility without authorization over a period of time and that the county is now incurring extraordinary additional expense by sending more probation officers to the Hesperia facility."
Troubled system
There are more than 100 juvenile group homes in San Bernardino County.
Most house three or four kids, for whom the state and county pay the group home's licensed owner to provide care.
Deputy Chief Probation Officer Michelle Scray said she does not know of any private placement facility in the county openly for-profit. There is a lot of money at stake. In a three-bedroom house licensed for six children, the owner would receive $33,678 per month, or $404,136 per year.
"There are some excellent group homes in the area," Scray said. "And if the group home is being run the right way, there is probably very little if any of that money left over."
The Jones Youth Center was intended to house 144 troubled youths from San Bernardino County and throughout the state, but the center has only been licensed for 108.
The two-year-old, $5 million facility is operated by LodgeMakers, a nonprofit affiliate of VisionQuest, which is a nationwide, for-profit corporation that contracts with governments at all levels to house and rehabilitate problem youths.
The facility receives state and federal funding amounting to $5,613 per child per month. At full licensed capacity, the rate equals about $7.3 million a year. The facility is intended to serve as an alternative to juvenile hall for low-risk teen offenders.
When the Jones Youth Center opened in February 2004, VisionQuest touted the center's "facilities for extraordinary experiences, including an Alpine Tower; a corral with horses and camels; sports and recreation areas; and challenge, fitness and confidence courses."
Postmus hosted the center's grand opening on Feb. 23, 2004.
In a statement at the time, Postmus praised the facility: "This facility will not only help provide positive direction to youth in our community - it will also provide many private-sector jobs to strengthen our local economy."
VisionQuest's role in regard to the Jones Youth Center is ambiguous. Even Mark Contento, VisionQuest's vice president and the lone man who handles all media inquiries into the center, searches for a word to describe the relations, finally settling on "affiliate." No one at the center, all of whom are LodgeMakers employees, will talk on record, referring all questions to Contento and VisionQuest.
Controversy has dogged VisionQuest since its inception in 1973. The company stresses youth accountability and responsibility and holds a philosophy that putting city kids in rugged rural surroundings is a step toward reform. Physical challenges are used as a way to build character.
In the early to mid-1990s, hundreds of boys ran away from the company's Elfrida Wilderness Camp, about 100 miles southeast of Tucson, in Cochise County, Ariz. At the same time, the Arizona Department of Economic Security launched numerous investigations into alleged abuse at the camp, including numerous fights, staff members physically assaulting youths and one instance in which a longtime male staff member allegedly kissed a boy to discipline him in front of peers for making disruptive noises.
In February 1996, in Arizona's Pima County, two runaways escaped from another VisionQuest facility, stole a 9mm pistol out of a U.S. Forest Service truck and carjacked a vehicle in Tucson. When University of Arizona police gave chase in Tucson, the boys used the 9mm to fire at the police helicopter before losing control and rolling the vehicle.
Cochise County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Carol Capas said rounding up runaway kids is still part of the job. As of mid-July, her department has received 39 calls for service related to the Elfrida camp.
In one case, Capas' department was called when a 17-year-old left the camp without permission. He returned with a rifle, which he fired into the air to discourage anyone from approaching. It took air support and a SWAT team to take the boy into custody without injuries, Capas said.
Meanwhile, a dozen children died in VisionQuest's care in the 1980s from boating accidents and other mishaps. The company has spent the last decade working on improvements and "honing techniques of de-escalation and defusion," Contento said.
The president of LodgeMakers, Jim Sleeper, resigned in May after Department of Social Services reports revealed sexual relations and other inappropriate behavior between female staff and boys at the Jones Youth Center.
A woman in her early 20s engaged in "improper activities" with boys at the group home in 2004 and 2005, said Sergio Ramirez, regional manager for Community Care Licensing, the state agency that grants licenses to private companies such as VisionQuest.
At least two women who worked directly with youths at the Jones Youth Center were fired last year for breaking rules of conduct between staff and kids.
The facility has since implemented more stringent rules against staffers being alone with youths, Contento said.
Unfulfilled promises
Perhaps most disturbing is the notion that the Jones Youth Center is not what it was billed to be - a peaceful group home for low-risk youths, an important distinction given its less-than-remote location - about 1.5 miles from downtown Hesperia.
According to news reports in 2001 and 2002, VisionQuest officials stressed then that the proposed facility was only for nonviolent youths with no previous histories of arson, suicide or sexual offenses.
"We don't deal with psychotic kids," Contento, VisionQuest's vice president, said in 2001 and reiterated in a recent interview.
Citing confidentiality for youths, Contento declined to provide information about the youths at the facility and would neither confirm nor deny whether Bagsby, the suspected gunman in the San Bernardino schoolyard shooting, was ever at the center.
Workers there, however, acknowledged not only that Bagsby was housed there, but also that he was difficult to control.
Al Vogler, a former probation officer from Hesperia, said remarks about the safety and careful screening at the center during the run-up to its establishment were slick marketing.
Contento said LodgeMakers adheres to a rigorous selection process to ensure that the large, low-security population is not infiltrated by "psychotic" kids.
But state investigators found last year that the facility admitted at least one boy who had a history of inappropriate sexual contact. Vogler, who has closely watched the rise of the private, low-security group-home industry for years, said assurances are cheap amid circumstances ripe for disaster.
"In any large population facility like this, that larger number of kids greatly increases the chances for diagnostic errors, and there is a high likelihood that there are at least a handful more kids in there that should not be there," Vogler said.
"Put it all together, the closeness to the city and to other schools and businesses, along with the sheer number of troubled kids and the low security," Vogler said. "This is a bad recipe."
County backlash
In recent years, private youth facilities have become more prevalent in California. The number of juveniles held in private facilities grew from 3,295 in 2002 to 5,465 in 2005, according to the state's Juvenile Court and Probation Statistical System.
Individual counties determine what kind of facilities their young offenders will be sent to - more often now than 10 years ago, when the California Youth Authority handled the majority of juvenile criminals.
For San Bernardino County, the journey with the Jones Youth Center began when it opened its doors two years ago.
Postmus, one of the smiling dignitaries in snapshots taken during the center's groundbreaking, declined to be interviewed for this story, but his chief of staff, Brad Mitzelfelt, said the supervisor was dissatisfied with the facility's performance and had met twice within the past month with Chief Probation Officer Jerry Harper to discuss the program.
"We want to see improvement in the performance of the facility by the operators," Mitzelfelt said. "The county has a contract and an ability to renegotiate or cancel that contract. If there is not improvement, there will definitely be some action."
On Jan. 1, an out clause will kick into the 10-year contract between the county and LodgeMakers that began in 2002. Thereafter, the Board of Supervisors can vote to terminate the contract, Mitzelfelt said.
"Much will depend on what happens through the rest of the year," Mitzelfelt said. "The board will continue to monitor the situation."
An e-mail provided by a spokesman for Postmus in mid-July underscored the supervisor's turn from aggressive support to concern: "Supervisor Postmus strongly supported bringing the facility to Hesperia because of the jobs it has provided to the area. However, our office has been informed of several incidents of concern, and we are having ongoing discussions with the Probation Department about how to address those incidents."
Who's responsible?
What is scary, critics say, is that youths escape all the time from a facility that has no fence - on average, more than one youth escaped a week last year. Employees at the center cannot physically prevent them from leaving.
Contento maintains security is not normally a problem.
"Once we put these kids in a safe environment, they turn into little kids again," he said.
Still, changes have been made in recent months, increasing activity and vocational training while instituting a policy that prohibits one-on-one, private meetings between employees and teenagers, a direct result of the sexual-abuse allegations, he said.
But youths will inevitably leave the center, making careful placement all the more important because, unlike many of the VisionQuest locations, the center is not in a desolate, rural area.
"It's tricky. Is an agency responsible and at fault if a kid walks off and something happens?" said Max Scott, executive director of Boys Republic, a group home in Chino Hills that, like the Jones Youth Center, houses and educates troubled youths in a minimum-security environment.
Regardless of whether the Jones Youth Center has any responsibility in the Bagsby shooting case, it has come back to smack the facility like a boomerang.
"The Jones Center has become what we knew it would be all along," Vogler said. "They call themselves an assessment center, but they take very hardened kids, have no fence, and an unsophisticated staff with a high turnover. It's a tragedy waiting to happen."
Contento said turnover at the Jones Youth Center is among the highest in the VisionQuest system, but that the facility has more than adequate supervision, and recently added about 10 more staff to bring the total to 175.
"Every issue always comes back to supervision," Contento said. "With no walls or fences, the best way to remain effective is through positive personal relationships with the kids, and we have increased activities available and increased staffing to improve the quality of our service."
In addition to turnover, Scott said, low pay and lower hiring standards can be a problem at private facilities.
A bevy of employment Web sites advertise positions available at the Jones Youth Center. The posts say applicants for child-care workers must have a high-school degree or a GED, be at least 21 and that prior experience working with at-risk youths is preferred. Applicants must also be able to perform physical tasks and have the social skills required to work with troubled youths in adventure-based programming, according to the posts. The pay for workers with college degrees tops out at $14 an hour.
As the head of a nonprofit corporation who reports to a board of directors, Scott is adamant that profit-seeking, juvenile care corporations like VisionQuest can be more beholden to monetary incentives - getting a body in the program means $5,613 per month for a facility - than what is best for kids in their care.
"If you're a for-profit corporation, the bottom line is necessarily what matters most to your organization, and with that comes a whole range of problems," Scott said.
Scott said the policy at his facility in Chino Hills is to hire college graduates for all positions except a few work supervisors and night watchmen.
Contento conceded the company's college and experience requirements are low, but he defended its hiring policies and said the Jones Youth Center has high "ethical standards."
"We don't require a college education for those front-line positions because over the years we've found that education and professional experience are not always indicators of who is going to make good staff," Contento said. "We look for certain qualities during the interview process, we look at intangibles."
Scott said low wages and standards within a large corporation for those directly supervising children is an indicator of misplaced priorities. As for the 51 calls the Sheriff's Department has logged from the Jones Youth Center in the last three months, Scott said, "That's a big number."
In the end, an 11-year-old is dead, and a 15-year-old has been charged with his murder. Both have loved ones devastated by the loss, and the incident has created more questions about the center from which Bagsby came and the circumstances that led him there.
"This is a failure all the way down the line," Scott said. "There may have been some negligence, but it probably suffices to say the whole system, the courts, the probation offices, the facility, is just imperfect. Human behavior is an inexact science."
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http://http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/getinfo/acl99/99-70.PDF
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I was reading the blogs here and I came across the brutal assault of an elderly woman in Apple Valley. Ironically, I happen to know for a fact that these TERRORISTS ran away from a group home in HESPERIA called LODGEMAKERS OF CALIFORNIA. That's no secret though. This place has repeatedly had little TERRORIST and other JUVENILE OFFENDERS escape and commit crimes in the community. Imagine a prison housing convicted criminals without locked doors, armed guards or security fences. That's basically what this place is. NO JOKE. Recently a DOMESTIC TERRORIST named James Bagsby that ran away from this place a few months ago killed an innocent little boy and shot at several others. WHY WAS HE LET OUT OF JUVENILE PRISON IN THE FIRST PLACE??? How can a group home not identify these TERRORIST before they get out and terrorize the community? It's all about the money, that's why. This company gets thousands of dollars a month per juvenile. SO ask them which is more important. I know several child care workers that work there and they all say the same thing... THEY SPEND THE MOST TIME WITH THESE JUVENILES AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY WRITING REPORTS ON THEM. BUT THE COMPANY CHOSES TO KEEP THE WORST KIDS AND MOVE THEM AROUND FROM ONE LIVING UNIT TO ANOTHER TO SORT OF SHIELD THEM FROM THE CHILD CARE WORKERS THAT REPORT THEM ALOT. IF THAT FAILS THEY USUALLY START MOVING THOSE CHILD CARE WORKERS (INCLUDING FIRING THEM FOR SOME FABRICATED OR SOME SO-CALLED UNRELATED REASON. I admire these child care workers that are obviously underpaid. They have to endure verbal, physical, mental and psychological abuse while their bosses get to sit on their asses and collect the money. This company allows it to happen and that enables the convicted criminals to remain DOMESTIC TERRORIST. But don't take my word for it. Ask any of the child care workers that aren't bosses and they will tell you the same. It would be best if you talked to them away from their workplace because their boss will fire them for UNRELATED REASONS after talking to any media types. If you live near this place, lock your doors and keep your guns loaded. These TERRORIST will be in your neighborhood when they run away again.
(The above was a response to this article... http://http://blogs.vvdailypress.com/crime/2006/07/30/brutal_attempted_murder/)
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Daily Press (Victorville, CA)
State investigates boys home: Staff members accused of sexual molestation.
From: Daily Press (Victorville, CA) | Date: May 4, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Daily Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
Byline: Gretchen Losi
May 4--HESPERIA -- The president of LodgeMakers of California, a local boys home, has resigned after a state investigation found two staff members had ongoing sexual relationships with four boys. Jim Sleeper's resignation on Monday comes just days after a spokesman for the boys home, Mark Contento, said he was at a loss to explain why senior managers at the facility failed to report the series of sexual molestations to law enforcement. Several scathing reports by the Department of Social Services substantiated a series of sexual molestations ...
Found the above here...http://http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-145332453.html
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VisionQuest currently runs programs in 6 States: Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Once upon a time, they also ran one program in California: The Fred D. Jones Youth Center (RTC), operated by the Lodgemakers. Fred Jones had been involved with VisionQuest's Buffalo Soldiers program since 1992. He was also a member of VisionQuest's Lodgemakers Board of Directors.
They no longer present this program as an option on their site, but when you go to their site map page (http://http://www.vq.com/sitemap/sitemap.html), the evidence of its former inclusion is still there (links are no longer functional, however):
California
In-Depth Residential
• Fred D. Jones Youth Center (Hesperia, CA)
I also fished out 3 articles from their news archives, relevant to the program's inception:
- Breaking Ground for construction of the new center on December 5, 2002 (published 1/15/2003);
- The death of new center namesake Fred D. Jones on December 27, 2002 (published 12/31/2002);
- Opening day on February 27, 2004 (published 3/03/2004).
I will post these in the order of the events, rather then their publishing date (otherwise it gets too confusing).
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1/15/03
California Program Breaks New Ground (http://http://www.vq.com/news/01_15_03.html)
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On the morning of December 5, 2002, nearly 100 people gathered on a dusty field in Southern California's High Desert for a very special occasion: the groundbreaking of VisionQuest's Fred D. Jones Youth Center.
Developed in collaboration with San Bernardino County, the Center will provide a short-term residential assessment program for children placed by San Bernardino County Juvenile Court. The facility is being built in the City of Hesperia and is set to open in late 2003. The Center is expected have substantial economic benefits for the High Desert community, creating more than 150 new jobs in the region.
The ceremony included remarks by VisionQuest Founder Bob Burton; San Bernardino County Supervisor Bill Postmus; San Bernardino County Chief Probation Officer Ray Wingerd; Victorville Juvenile Court Judge Katrina West; San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools Herb Fischer, Ph.D; and Hesperia Mayor Dennis Nowicki.
The Youth Center is named in honor of Fredrick Douglas Jones, an extraordinary man who impacted the lives of countless youth by sharing the history of America's Buffalo Soldiers. It is particularly poignant that Mr. Jones was able to attend the ceremony just weeks before he died at the age of 79 (see following article).
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12/31/02
VisionQuest Mourns Loss of Hero and Friend (http://http://www.vq.com/news/12_31_02.html)
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It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Frederick Douglas Jones on December 27, 2002 at the age of 79. As a carrier of the proud legacy of America's Buffalo Soldiers, Fred inspired countless young people at VisionQuest and beyond by sharing the trials and triumphs of these heroic men of color.
Fred was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in a racially diverse neighborhood. He was deeply influenced by his grandmother, who was born into slavery and instilled in him a lifelong love of literature.
In 1941, Fred graduated from high school and went to work for the War Department in the Cincinnati Ordinance District. When the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred, he quit his job and enlisted in the Army. He served in the newly-formed 28th Cavalry, the very last cavalry unit formed by the Army. The 28th was created with a cadre from the 10th Cavalry Regiment -- the original Buffalo Soldiers -- whose stories of the past deeply impressed him. After a year of training and patrol duty along the California/Mexico border, the 28th Cavalry was shipped to Africa where it was subsequently disbanded. Fred was given a choice: give up his sergeants rank and volunteer for combat duty, or work in a supply unit. He chose combat. Jones was part of the 92nd Infantry as it fought through Italy during WWII.
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When the war ended, Fred joined his family at their new home in Los Angeles. He worked at MGM Studios, first in maintenance and then as a carpenter, becoming known to stars like Doris Day and Frank Sinatra. Later, wanting to make a greater difference in the lives of people in his community, Fred joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department working first in the county jail and then as a court deputy.
Fred was deeply affected by watching the tragedy that played out in courtrooms every day. He became active in community development, concentrating mainly on young people. Quietly and most often behind the scenes, Jones encouraged positive community development. He led the way in identifying root causes of the violence that swept through South Central Los Angeles in 1992.
In 1992, Fred attended the dedication of the Buffalo Soldier Monument at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. At the event, he first met the youth and staff of VisionQuest who had come to perform a Buffalo Soldiers re-enactment there. Recognizing the power of this method of teaching history and pride, Jones became a strong supporter and active participant in VisionQuest's Buffalo Soldiers program. Into his late 70's, he rode horseback with the young people of VisionQuest at various parades and re-enactments. Having his presence at these events was a great honor for us.
(http://http://www.vq.com/news/fred_jones_horseback.jpg)
At the time of his death, Fred Jones was a member of VisionQuest's Lodgemakers Board of Directors and had recently attended the groundbreaking for VisionQuest's new Fred D. Jones Youth Center in Hesperia, California. He remained active in his church and his community, and was the President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association.
Fred D. Jones will be sorely missed, but he has left us with a memory and legacy that lives powerfully on. Vaya con dios.
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3/03/04
Innovative Assessment Center Opens in California (http://http://www.vq.com/news/03_03_04.html)
On February 27, 2004, the doors officially opened on The Fred D. Jones Youth Center in Hesperia, California. A dedication ceremony for local elected officials and key departmental staff was held on February 23, followed by a community-wide ribbon-cutting celebration on February 27. Over 300 people were in attendance.
The Center is operated by a non-profit organization, LodgeMakers of California, Inc., utilizing the innovative VisionQuest Method®. The Center’s mission is to be "a residential placement and assessment facility integrating extraordinary experiences with diagnostic services for success now and in the future."
The Fred D. Jones Youth Center is a cooperative effort between LodgeMakers of California, San Bernardino Juvenile Probation, San Bernardino Department of Behavioral Health, San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, and the City of Hesperia. LodgeMakers of California was awarded the contract to operate the facility through a competitive bid process in 2000.
At full capacity, the program will provide services for up to 144 boys from San Bernardino and other counties across the state. The high desert was chosen as an ideal location to site and develop this innovative program for at-risk youth. This unique facility and service delivery model will challenge kids and their families and provide them with valuable opportunities for success. The program will be heavily involved with the community, as an integral component for the youth is community service. Youth will also participate in an array of therapeutic and adventure based activities.
The majority of programming for the youth will be self-contained on the 15 acre grounds. There is a total of 65,000 square feet located in six buildings on site. There are extensive outside facilities for extraordinary experiences, including an Alpine Tower, a corral with horses and camels, sports and recreation areas, and challenge, fitness, and confidence courses. The program also includes an on-site Behavioral Health clinic that will provide therapeutic services to eligible youth. Education will be provided on site by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools.
For information about the program, employment opportunities, or community service projects, please contact David H. Simpson, Executive Director at 760-947-8223.
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According to their stats (http://http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_hjq69h) on small business profiler Manta, they have an alternative business name of "Lawnmakers." The Lodgemakers website does not appear to be functional at the moment.
Lodgemakers Of California, Inc (Lawnmakers)
16955 Lemon St, Hesperia, CA 92345-5139
Contact Phone: (760) 947-8223
URL (web address): www.lodgemakersofcalifornia.com (http://http://www.lodgemakersofcalifornia.com/)
Business Category: Residential Care Services in Hesperia, CA
Industry (SIC): Residential Care
Business Information
This company profile is for the private company Lodgemakers Of California, Inc, located in Hesperia, CA. Lawnmakers's line of business is residential care services.
Company Name: Lodgemakers Of California, Inc
Address: 16955 Lemon St, Hesperia, CA 92345-5139 (Map (http://http://www.manta.com/maps?id=hjq69h))
Alt Business Name: Lawnmakers
Location Type: Single Location
Est. Annual Sales: $4,800,000
Est. # of Employees: 170
Est. Empl. at Loc.: 170
Year Started: 2003
State of Incorp: (no entry)
SIC #Code: 8361
Contact's Name: James Sleeper
Contact's Title: President
NAICS: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
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According to Tax Exempt World, they are registered in Arizona (http://http://www.taxexemptworld.com/organizations/tucson_az_85732.asp), and have been tax exempt since 1/2004:
LODGEMAKERS OF CALIFORNIA INC (c/o JAMES SLEEPER)
PO BOX 12906
Tuscon, AZ 85732
Charitable Organization
( Group Home, Residential Treatment Facility - Mental Health Related)
01/2004