True cost of service
Our participants share over 46 different disabilities which we group under the following headings. Of our participants with a declared diagnosis the following is a breakdown of primary disability. However, most individuals present with either a dual or triple diagnosis which is not reflected in these numbers.
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AWARDS Individual, Corporate & Foundation DONATIONS
WHERE OUR
PARTICIPANTS pay between 0% - 25% of the true cost depending on their ability to pay
FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION PROCESS
DONATIONS
DIAGNOSES 2016-2017
Neurological & Physical Impairments 8%
BUDGET
EARNED REVENUE accounts for only 25% of the total
CAME FROM IN 2016-2017
IMPACT 46
2017-2018
$1.6m
Cerebral Palsy 5% Language Disabilities 3% Mental Health Disorders 15%
$1.5m
Intellectual Impairments 10% Development Disorders 10%
32%
27%
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS
FOUNDATION SUPPORT
WHAT IT TAKES TO
16%
Sensory Disorders 2%
REVENUE
Learning Disabilities 11%
OUR BELOVED HERD OF HORSES
4,500 bales of hay
375 bags of grain 18,750 lbs of grain
21 STALLS 30 ACRES OF FENCED PADDOCKS 3 MILES OF RIDING & CARRIAGE DRIVING TRAILS
Autism Spectrum 22%
CORPORATE SUPPORT
FEED
91,250 gallons H²O
EXPENSES
25
127
Without the dedicated and selfless donations of many hours of volunteer time, High Hopes would not exist.
2016-2017
VOLUNTEERS 625
VOLUNTEERS
25,878 HOURS VOLUNTEERED
acres
15,000
FT² INDOOR RING
AGE 12
AGE 92
The following employers support their employees’ volunteer activities with High Hopes.
American Heart Association Aspen Dental Bank of America Ben & Jerry’s Big Y Branford Vet Hosp. Burger King C&M Farms Caseus Fromagerie Caulfield & Ridgway Child & Family Agency of SE CT Christmas Tree Shops Cisco Systems CID Management Coffee’s Country Market Stop & Shop Collins & Jewell Co. Companion Animal Hospital Computer Alliance Connecticut College Continental Airlines Cooper Surgical CT Child Adolescent & Adult Psychotherapy CT Humane Society Citizens Bank Carlin Construction Bob Valenti Chevrolet CYRO Industries
Dominion Dunkin Donuts Electric Boat Essex Meadows Eversource Gaylord Hospital Home Energy Technologies Hospital for Special Care Ironworkers Local 151 Kelly Services Klingerman Travel Pacuda LEARN Liberty Bank MassMutual Financial Group Madison Police Department Middlesex Hospital Milford Hospital Mohegan Sun Moore Tool Company Mutual Housing Assoc. of SWCT Natchaug Hospital New England Mobility Northeast Cable Electronics New York City Police Department Outdoor Sportsman Group Pathway Academy of Technology Pfizer Pratt & Whitney Saybrook Country Barn Hall Communications Rings End Lumber
Saybrook Point Inn & Spa Saint Francis Hospital Smith Insurance Robinson & Cole Source, Inc. Southern Exposure State of Connecticut Staywell Pediatrics The Glenholm School The Williams School The Friendship School The Hartford The Lee Company The Shack Restaurant The Legacy Companies Three Rivers Community College Town of Old Saybrook Two Sisters Design University of Connecticut United Community and Family Services U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Navy U.S. Army U.S. District Court VISTA VOYA Wheelen Engineering Whole Life, Inc. William Pitt Sotheby’s Yale University Yale New Haven Hospital
Sometimes impact can only be measured in the smiles on the faces of a participant or a family member when they see their loved ones achieve something they never thought would be possible. High Hopes is however unusual in our commitment to continuous improvement, and evidence-based practice. We are therefore taking part in a ground-breaking research study - The Therapeutic Riding Assessment of Impact Network. TRAIN utilizes Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS). We will use this space in future to increase the number of measured outcomes we are able to provide through TRAIN and other quality measurements such as trainee and participant satisfaction and quality surveys.
1674 AGE
FEES
The fee for our participants is only 25% of the true 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.
ACTIVITY Weekly snapshot 240 participants
73% RIDE 10% DRIVE 14% UNMOUNTED ELP 3% COMMUNITY
2016-2017
INDIVIDUALS SERVED 60% 3-13 YEARS 21% 14-20 YEARS 11% 21-45 YEARS 6% 46-61 YEARS 2% 62-74 YEARS
GENDER 2016-2017
MALE 51% FEMALE 49%
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.
Snapshot - February to May 2016 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%