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- EIN 84-1722307
- info@minisandfriends.org
- 512-293-8808
- 2603 Jones Rd. #230 Austin TX 78745 USA
- https://www.minisandfriends.org
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Causes: Animal-Related, Animals, Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Health, Human Services, Patient & Family Support, Senior Centers, Seniors
Mission: Our trained and mobile miniature horse ambassadors (aka Little Horse Therapists) mission is to provide the children, youth, and elders in our community faced with special needs and circumstances with a unique equine experience that will lift their spirits and bring hope and healing into their lives.
Results: We've added new facilities to include regular visits to Marbridge, Assisted Living and Memory Disorder residential facilities, Helping Hand Home, Wonders & Worries, Baylor, Scott and White (BSW) Institution of Rehabilitation in Lakeway, and many other residential facilities. We have increased volunteerism at the University of Texas at Austin Social Work school, St. Edward University and Texas State University and have held yearly Mini Boot Camps (teaching others from other states to learn how to work in their community and to start up 501c3's bringing credibility and capability for grants and donations. Amplify Austin helped us to not only raise funds but to Amplify our presence in the greater Austin Metro area. We have been graced with media interviews and videos to tell our story which is a story of pictures, not words.
Target demographics: Abused and neglected children, At-Risk Youth, Handicapped, Mental Health, Cancer and Childhood diseases - Travis, Hays and Williamson County, TX between 2-20 years old.Seniors with memory disorders and assisted living facilities in Travis, Hays and Williamson County 55+ and up
Direct beneficiaries per year: 3000
Geographic areas served: The greater Austin metro area, Bastrop County and Elgin areas
Programs: Minis Out, In the Community; Minis Out, Moving On; Minis Out, Project Blanket; Minis Out, Silver Saints; Mighty Mini Reader