Dogwood Ranch Corp

THE MISSION OF DOGWOOD RANCH IS TO REBUILD GENERATIONS AND BREAK THE CYCLE OF TRAUMA BY RESTORING THE ONE. WE ARE AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH PROVIDES CRITICAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES AND COUNTIES WITH WHICH WE ARE ASSOCIATED. BY BEING EXEMPT WE ARE ABLE TO BETTER PROVIDE SERVICES TO AT RISK POPULATIONS SUCH AS FOSTER CHILDREN/YOUTH AND MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

IN 2021, OUR HEALING REINS EQUINE THERAPY PROGRAM DOUBLED ITS SESSIONS FROM THE YEAR BEFORE, HOSTING A TOTAL OF 417 EQUINE SESSIONS. WE SERVED OVER 100 UNIQUE CLIENTS AND IMPACTED APPROXIMATELY 80 FAMILIES/HOUSEHOLDS. ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD A DAY OF SESSIONS PER WEEK BY INCREASING OUR EQUINE THERAPIST'S SCHEDULE TO A FULL TIME STATUS. 70% OF OUR EQUINE CLIENTS REPORTED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ANXIETY AFTER HAVING COMPLETED OUR PROGRAM. THIS SUCCESSFUL EVIDENCE-BASED COUNSELING PROGRAM PRIMARILY SERVES HIGH TRAUMA KIDS AND INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING FOSTER CHILDREN AND OUR VETERAN POPULATION. FOR MANY OF OUR CLIENTS, TRADITIONAL TALK-BASED THERAPY HAS NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE. UTILIZING THIS 12 WEEK, LESS TRADITIONAL APPROACH, ALLOWS FOR MANY OF OUR CLIENTS TO START HEALING MORE QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY THAN TRADITIONAL MODALITIES.

THE HAVEN PROVIDES SAFE HOUSING AND INTENSIVEMENTORSHIP FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH WHO ARE IN CRISIS (HOMELESS, BEING TRAFFICKED, LIVING IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, ETC). THE HAVEN TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM HOUSED, MENTORED AND SUPPORTED 6 FEMALE RESIDENTS IN 2021 AND THEIR 5 MINOR CHILDREN. WORKING WITH SINGLE MOMS HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY REWARDING AS WE HAVE HELPED THEM GAIN STABILITY IN THEIR DAY TO DAY LIFE, POSITIVELY IMPACTING THEIR EMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL GOALS AND EMOTIONAL WELL BEING. THIS HAS IN TURN HELPED THEM PARENT THEIR CHILDREN MORE SUCCESSFULLY AND MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS. AFTER RECEIVING SERVICES AT THE HAVEN 91% OF OUR RESIDENTS REPORTED HAVING GAINED KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESS TO CRITICAL RESOURCES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH, MEDICAL CARE, AND FOOD SUPPORT. UPON MOVING OUT FROM THE HAVEN, 91% OF OUR RESIDENTS TRANSITIONED INTO SAFE HOUSING. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT SINCE 100% OF OUR RESIDENTS ENTERED THE HAVEN EITHER HOMELESS OR UNSAFELY HOUSED. DESPITE THE CONTINUED FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THAT PRESENTED THEMSELVES IN 2021, DOGWOOD RANCH WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND GROW OUR STAFF ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE SERVING AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH MULTIPLE LOCAL AGENCIES BY WAY OF REFERRALS, SUPPORT AND COMBINING FUNDRAISING/AWARENESS EFFORTS TOGETHER. ADDITIONALLY, OUR CEO CONTINUED HER ROLE AS A CONTRACTED FOSTER PARENT TRAINER FOR THE STATE OF MO ALLOWING HER TO TRAIN AND MENTOR NEW FOSTER FAMILIES AS THEY GO THROUGH THE LICENSING PROCESS. OUR CEO ALSO CONTINUED TO SERVE ON A GOVERNOR APPOINTED FOSTER PARENT ADVISORY BOARD WHERE SHE REPRESENTS HER REGION IN SWMO AND IS CURRENTLY THE SITTING CHAIR OF THAT BOARD. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE GLAD TO REPORT THAT DOGWOOD RANCH WAS ABLE TO ADD 90 NEW DONORS IN 2021.