Partner Agencies
Animal Assisted and Horticultural therapeutic activities provide new methods and effective alternatives to traditional psychotherapy for helping abused and neglected children heal emotionally from trauma. By working with the children and their psychologists and therapists from agency partners, the Farm develops a program suited for each child’s individual needs. One child may need to work on touch therapy, another on verbal communication skills and many others just need to feel safe and secure. Plants and animals are non-judgmental and create a positive, learning environment for all involved.
Agencies currently served:
Valley of the Moon Children’s Home
Sonoma County Emergency Dependent Unit Residential Facility.
True to Life Children Services
Residential and educational therapeutic treatment program for teens.
YWCA Battered Women’s Emergency Shelter
Residential facility and emergency services for women and children escaping their abusers.
Women’s Recovery Services “A Unique Place”
Residential treatment facility for women who are alcohol or drug dependent (often an alternative to incarceration).
Sonoma County Mental Health Department
Children living with immediate or extended family members who have been identified as victims of abuse or neglect and are receiving therapeutic services.
North Valley High School
(program of Willow Creek Treatment Center)
Special therapeutic school for severe emotionally disturbed and deaf children, all of whom have been victims of maltreatment or neglect. Children are in a residential program living in group homes.
YWCA - A Special Place
Therapeutic pre-school for children who are victims of abuse or neglect.
Journey High School
Provides specialized educational services.
Phoenix House
Group home for males ages 12-18 years.
Sierra School
Provides specialized educational services for young boys.
The Living Room
Meals and daytime shelter for homeless children and mothers.
The goal is to be able to continue serving these agencies and enroll hundreds more on the waiting list through increased funding.