Community Programs
Gateway HorseWorks is excited to offer a wide variety of programs to the community! Working with horses allows people to connect to themselves and those around them in new and profound ways. For many, learning how to overcome fears, develop confidence, and become more self-aware in the arena with the horses is the gateway to stability and wellness in their lives.
Gateway HorseWorks has partnered with Dr. Page Walker Buck, Associate Professor of social work at West Chester University, to evaluate the effectiveness of equine-assisted programming across short and long term outcomes. As an organization, Gateway HorseWorks is deeply committed to ongoing, objective evaluation as a way to assure that clients are receiving services that are effective.
Gateway HorseWorks has partnered with Dr. Page Walker Buck, Associate Professor of social work at West Chester University, to evaluate the effectiveness of equine-assisted programming across short and long term outcomes. As an organization, Gateway HorseWorks is deeply committed to ongoing, objective evaluation as a way to assure that clients are receiving services that are effective.
Galloping Home
We are excited to announce a new pilot program, Galloping Home. Galloping Home is a a trauma-informed equine-assisted psychotherapy program developed specifically for women veterans experiencing homelessness.
This program is offered in collaboration with Mary E. Walker House, a transitional housing residence serving women veterans who have found themselves in difficult life situations and without a permanent home. Walker House is a program of Veterans Multi-service Center (VMC), a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, and is located on the grounds of the Coatesville VA Medical Center.
Many of these women suffer from military sexual trauma; at present approximately 60% of the residents have this diagnosis. Currently, one of the largest women Veteran transitional residence in the country, the Walker House and its staff strive to provide a comfortable, safe, and secure life-setting, while fostering respect, responsibility, and recovery.
This 8 week pilot program is funded through a grant by the Chester County Women's Commission. If you would like to contribute to this program so it can continue to serve women veterans, please donate today!
This program is offered in collaboration with Mary E. Walker House, a transitional housing residence serving women veterans who have found themselves in difficult life situations and without a permanent home. Walker House is a program of Veterans Multi-service Center (VMC), a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, and is located on the grounds of the Coatesville VA Medical Center.
Many of these women suffer from military sexual trauma; at present approximately 60% of the residents have this diagnosis. Currently, one of the largest women Veteran transitional residence in the country, the Walker House and its staff strive to provide a comfortable, safe, and secure life-setting, while fostering respect, responsibility, and recovery.
This 8 week pilot program is funded through a grant by the Chester County Women's Commission. If you would like to contribute to this program so it can continue to serve women veterans, please donate today!
Unbridled Hope
In collaboration with the Salvation Army's New Day to Stop Trafficking Program, Gateway HorseWorks launched Unbridled Hope in January 2018. Unbridled Hope is a trauma-informed equine-assisted psychotherapy program developed specifically for women who are human trafficking survivors. The women are able to access free group and individual sessions in this cutting edge, experiential psychotherapy program in their path towards recovery.
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Stable PathwaysStable Pathways is a trauma-informed equine-assisted psychotherapy pilot program specifically designed for women in the Chester County Women’s Reentry Assessment & Programming Initiative (WRAP) to address anxiety, depression and hopelessness. The goal is to support women’s participation in WRAP and ultimately reduce recidivism through positive supports. Stable Pathways is an 8-week group program where the focus ranges from trust and communication to boundaries and respect. Groups are typically six to eight participants and include a meal at each session.
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Beyond the Barn
Beyond the Barn is an 8-week, group equine-assisted learning program for youth ages 13 to 18 involved with the Chester County Juvenile Probation System. Using horses as the key agents of connection and reflection, the Gateway HorseWorks facilitators guide youth through a process of transformative change that supports the capacity to make pro-social connections beyond the barn. Groups are limited to eight participants and include a meal at each session.
The VillageGateway HorseWorks provides group equine-assisted psychotherapy services to adolescent girls from The Village. Each group is comprised of five girls who attend 8 sessions at the farm. The sessions with the horses support the ongoing therapeutic interventions at the The Village, and invite the girls to overcome challenges and define goals in their lives. This is an ongoing, year-round program.
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Stable Connections: Exploring Healing with Open Hearts
Stable Connections is a program developed for the Grief Reach program at Penn Wissahickon Hospice's David Bradley Children' Bereavement Program. It is specifically designed for families in the 2nd and 3rd years following the death of a loved one. It is based on families joining together and having fun in shared experiences four times a year. This year, families will join the Gateway HorseWorks' team in May for an afternoon of equine assisted growth & learning activities at the farm!
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