High Hopes by Numbers - Therapeutic Riding, in Old Lyme, CT

HIGH HOPES BY NUMBERS

2018 - 2019 High Hopes fosters a vibrant community where horse and human interactions improve lives�

We can only do that with your help!

T H E R A P E U T I C

R I D I N G

FEES

The fee for our participants is only 34% of the full cost of providing the service.

Over 45% 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.

Full cost of service

$

AWARDS Individual, Corporate & Foundation DONATIONS

FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION PROCESS

PARTICIPANTS pay between 0% - 34% of the full cost depending on their ability to pay EARNED REVENUE* accounts for only 16% of the total

WHERE OUR

DONATIONS 21%

49%

BUDGET

*not including endowment

2019 - 2020

CAME FROM IN 2019-2020

$1.7m

14% BUDGET

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS

WHAT IT TAKES TO

FOUNDATION SUPPORT

CORPORATE SUPPORT

FEED

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

OUR HERD

4,500 bales of hay 91,250 gallons H²O

18,750 lbs of grain

21 STALLS

30 ACRES OF FENCED PADDOCKS

650

25 96%

21,093 HOURS VOLUNTEERED

OF HIGH HOPES’ WORKFORCE IS MADE UP OF VOLUNTEERS

AGE 14

AGE 87

The market value of donated time is over $535,000*

127

acres

15,000

FT² INDOOR RING

Volunteer Age by Number of Volunteers 80 70 60 50 40 30

3 MILES OF RIDING & CARRIAGE DRIVING TRAILS

VOLUNTEERS

20 10

10 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 +

0

* based on the standard average volunteer rate per hour of independentsource.com

Broad category of participants’ declared disabilities 2018-2019

17% Physical 71% Cognitive 11% Emotional Percentage of participants with declared comorbidities

20% Single 42% Dual 38% Tri or more

diagnoses

46

Weekly snapshot - 200 participants 72% RIDE 15% UNMOUNTED EQUINE LEARNING PROGRAMS 7% CARRIAGE DRIVING 6% COMMUNITY RIDING PROGRAM

GENDER

MALE 47% FEMALE 53%

or gender identification

AGE

180 160

NUMBER

INDIVIDUALS SERVED

140 120 100 80 60 40

Language Disorders Sensory Disorders Cerebral Palsy Neuro. & Physical Disorders Learning Disabilities Intellectual Impairments Development Disabilities Mental Health Disorders Autism Spectrum

20 0

5%

10%

15%

Volunteer Longevity by Volunteer Percentages 1 - 3 yrs 4 - 5 yrs 6 - 10 yrs 11 - 15 yrs 16 - 20 yrs 21 - 25 yrs

Number of Volunteer Trainings by Type Number of Trainings Number of Attendees

Number of Training Activities

2-5

6-10

1`1-18

19-21

ACTIVITY 0%

Number of Hours

not given

22-30

31-50

51-65

>65

8% 2-5 YEARS 38% 6-10 YEARS 32% 11-18 YEARS 3% 19-21 YEARS 5% 22 - 30 YEARS 17% 22-65 7% 31 - 50 YEARS 5% 51-65 YEARS 1% 65+ YEARS 1% not given

PARTICIPANT AGES WITHIN HH AGE RANGES

Horse Handler Header General Orientation Sidewalker

Number of Training Service Hours 0% 20%40% 60% 80% 100%

20%

25%

Breakdown of Mission Related Activities Delivered (% of 10,456 activities delivered in 2018-2019)

83%Therapeutic & Special Programs 6% Program Critical Volunteer Training* 4% Training, Education & Consulting 7% Community and Outreach+

30%

VOLUNTEERS

m

1,750

10,456

ACTIVITIES DELIVERED 2018-2019

* 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

I M P A C T SNAPSHOT An important measure of IMPACT is how equine assisted activities and 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.

Coordination Attends to task Balance Correct posture Follows direction Problem solving Confidence Expressive communication Safety awareness Adaptability Social interaction Regulates behavior Joy Manages sensory input

91% 94% 88% 96% 92% 95% 95% 94% 89% 93% 92% 91% 75% 100%

SCHOOLS

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

2018-2019

CT COUNTIES

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

East Lyme Public Schools Essex Elementary School LEARN Lyme-Old Lyme Public Schools Region 4 Public Schools New London Public Schools

60+TOWNS

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

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

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

Tolland Hartford

Litchfield

Willimantic Rockville

Windham Hartford

Litchfield

New London Middletown

New Haven New Haven

Fairfield

New London Middlesex High Hopes

Bridgeport

The remaining 4% 21% Middlesex come from Fairfield 67% New London Tolland, Windham 1% Hartford Counties 7% New Haven and out of state

Gilead Community Services LEARN VISTA Yale NewHaven Lawrence+Memorial Hospital

Norwich Vet Center Safe Futures of SECT

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 22 years we have trained candidates from 31 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.

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

& 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

T&E

in The States

ing

V2 Dec, 2019

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

ARC of New London County Brian House CT Dept. of Family Services CT Dept. of Victim Services CT Dept. of Developmental Services Drop in Learning Center

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

We serve members of, or partner with, the following agencies:

High Hopes’ Workshops

PATH Intl.

Workshops

Training & Education by type of activity delivered