Helping Hands Therapeutic Riding Center

This organization is no longer in operation. Do not contribute to it.

If I could give less than one star I would. The people that ran this program basically abandoned the program, some of their horses, their staff and their riders. They up and left town, leaving horses locked up. As a parent of a rider, I was assured the program would be back up and running in a few months- by a board member. I asked for a refund on what we paid to ride and got nothing. Be very wary of anyone saying they were on the board of this program.

I have volunteered at this program for years. The people that run the program have done a great service to the Kansas City area and have served 100's of clients. I have personally seen the benefit the clients receive month after month. Helping Hands has benefited me by enabling me to help others and I have only seen the utmost highest standards held at this facility. I recommend anyone to donate their time, talent and treasure to this great organization.

HHTRC has taken money from employees and others to provide horse care services and failed to provide those services. HHTRC has w/held taxes from employees paychecks but did not pay those taxes to the IRS on behalf of the employee. They do not provide employees with W2s or 1099s. They refuse to pay for care when employees are hurt on the job. The terminate employees via email! The Executive Director and spouse take vacations to Hawaii. They need to be audited. I believe their students, volunteers and general public are mislead as to how their contributions are spent.

They treat thier employees very poorly. They told the employee to take a two week vacation and then e-mailed to her while she was on vacation that her postion was being changed and she was not wanted there anymore. They sent her last paycheck with her dismissal letter and the paychek was not good until 13 days after the date of the check. Another ex-employee got hurt on the job, and they refuse to pay for her Dr. visit, (no workman's comp). Another ex-employee went to a approved weekend seminar and HHTRC lied and has not paid for this seminar.