High Hopes by Numbers 2017-2018

HIGH HOPES BY NUMBERS

2017 - 2018 “Our mission is to improve the lives of people with disabilities through the benefits of therapeutic horseback riding, equine assisted activities and therapies, and training and education while being a proactive leader, mentor and advocate for our profession.”

We can only do that with you!

FEES Full cost of service

The fee for our participants is only 35% of the full cost of providing the service. Half of our participants receive additional financial aid up to 100%, without which they would not be able to benefit from what we do at High Hopes.

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AWARDS Individual, Corporate & Foundation DONATIONS

WHERE OUR

PARTICIPANTS pay between 0% - 35% of the full cost depending on their ability to pay

FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION PROCESS

DONATIONS

EARNED REVENUE accounts for only 17% of the total

BUDGET 2018 - 2019

CAME FROM IN 2017 - 2018

$1.6m

57% CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS

WHAT IT TAKES TO

11% FOUNDATION SUPPORT

15% CORPORATE SUPPORT

FEED

+

BUDGET EARNED REVENUE

OUR BELOVED HERD OF HORSES

4,500 bales of hay 91,250 gallons H²O

18,750 lbs of grain

21 STALLS

30 ACRES OF FENCED PADDOCKS

3 MILES OF RIDING & CARRIAGE DRIVING TRAILS

25

127

acres

15,000

FT² INDOOR RING

Without the dedicated and selfless donations of many hours of volunteer time, High Hopes would not exist.

652 28,635 VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS

HOURS VOLUNTEERED

Number of Volunteers by Years Served

46

1,519 INDIVIDUALS SERVED

12,000

Weekly snapshot - 240 participants 73% RIDE 10% DRIVE

DIAGNOSES

Percentage of participants with declared comorbidities

13% Single

14% UNMOUNTED ELP 3% COMMUNITY

MALE 46%

GENDER

FEMALE 49%

or gender identification

31% Dual

ACTIVITIES DELIVERED

UNDECLARED 5%

AGE

56% Tri or more

45% 40%

Primary Declared Diagnosis

35% 30% 25% 20%

Language Disorders

15%

Sensor y Disorders

5%

Cerebral Palsy

0%

10%

2-5

6-10

11-18

19-30

31-50

51-65

66+

7% 4-5 YEARS 39% 6-10 YEARS 32% 11-18 YEARS 9% 19-30 YEARS 7% 31 - 50 YEARS 4% 51 - 65 YEARS 2% +66 YEARS

Neuro. & Phys. Impairments

ACTIVITY

Learning Disabilities Intellectual Impairments Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Disorders Autism Spectrum 0%

5%

96%

10%

15%

No. attended No. of hours No. of activities No. of services

25%

30%

35%

91% Therapeutic & Special Programs 3% Program Critical Volunteer Training* 4% Training, Education & Consulting 2% Community and Outreach+ * Volunteer Training is a mission-critical activity. 96% of High Hopes workforce is made up of volunteers + Community Outreach include education activities aimed at bringing volunteers, participants and donors into the program

OF HIGH HOPES’ WORKFORCE IS MADE UP OF VOLUNTEERS

IMPACT SNAPSHOT

AGE 14

An important measure of IMPACT is how equine assisted activities & therapies support development in acts of daily living - or what we measure as supporting skills.

The following table shows the percentage of participants who made progress against each goal. The Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) has been developed by the TRAIN Collaborative - a group of Therapeutic Riding Centers in the North East.

91% Coordination 94% Attends to task 88% Balance 96% Correct posture 92% Follows direction 95% Problem solving 95% Confidence 94% Expressive communication 89% Safety awareness 93% Adaptability 92% Social interaction 91% Regulates behavior 75% Expresses joy 100% Manages sensory input

Breakdown of Volunteers Training Type No. of trainings

20%

Breakdown of Mission Related Activities Delivered (% of 12,000 activities delivered in 2017-2018)

AGE 93

SCHOOLS

The following schools partner with High Hopes to provide equine assisted activities for their students.

2017-2018

CT COUNTIES

Centerbrook Chester Clinton Colchester Cromwell Deep River Durham East Haddam East Haven East Lyme Easton Essex/Ivoryton Fairfield Franklin & North Franklin Gales Ferry Glastonbury

Griswold Groton Guilford Hamden Hartford Hebron Jewett City Killingworth Ledyard Lisbon Lyme Madison Meriden Milford Mystic New London Niantic

East Lyme Public Schools Essex Elementary School LEARN Lyme-Old Lyme Public Schools John Winthrop Middle School Montville Public Schools New London Public Schools Rushford Academy Valley Regional High School

TOWNS Quaker Hill Salem Stonington Taftville Uncasville Voluntown Wallingford Waterford Weatogue West Hartford Westbrook Wilton Windsor

Noank North Branford North Haven North Stonington Norwich Norwichtown Oakdale Old Lyme Old Saybrook Pawcatuck Pomfret Portland Preston

Tolland Hartford

Litchfield

Willimantic Rockville

Windham Hartford

Litchfield

New London

Middletown

New Haven New Haven

Fairfield

Middlesex

New London

HighHopes Therapeutic Riding Bridgeport

25% Middlesex 59% New London 2% Hartford 9% New Haven

The remaining 5% come from Fairfield Tolland, Windham Counties and out of state

For more information about High Hopes Equine Assisted Activities & Therapies, volunteering, foundation, corporate or individual giving, please contact:

V3 Dec, 2018

Sara Qua, Development Director High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Inc. 36 Town Woods Road Old Lyme, CT 06371 squa@highhopestr.org +1.860-434-1974 x122

We serve members of, or partner with, the following agencies: ARC of New London County Brian House CT Dept. of Family Services CT Dept. of Special Victims Drop-In Learning Center Gilead Community Services LEARN Lawrence+Memorial Hospital

Norwich Vet Center Oak Hill Right Path House Safe Futures of SECT Sunrise Group Thames River Family Program VISTA

AGENCIES High Hopes is currently one of only four Therapeutic Riding Centers in the USA offering the PATH Intl. Approved Instructor Training Course.

Over the past 21 years we have trained candidates from 29 US States and 22 different countries.

Arkansas Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts

Through our Training & Education activities we share knowledge and expertise with professionals in the field while continuing to be recognized as leaders in the EAAT industry.

Montana New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Washington

T&E

& around the world Australia Belgium Bosnia & Herzegovina Brazil Canada Croatia Denmark Ecuador Germany Guatemala

Ireland Israel Japan Mexico Panama Puerto Rico Serbia South Korea Spain Trinidad & Tobago Turkey

in The States

Home States of High Hopes ITCs 1996 - 2018