Announcements

Council on Accreditation (COA)
Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH)
American Camping Association (ACA)
New York State Model Forest
New York State Department of Health
New York State Department of Social Services
New York State Education Department
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
New York State Office of Mental Health
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
United States Fish & Wildlife Service
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC)
Association of Children’s Residential Centers (ACRC)
Connecticut Association of Nonprofits
Empire State Coalition of Youth & Family Services
Farm Based Education Association (FBEA)
Federation of Riding for the Disabled International (FRDI)
Horses and Humans Research Foundation (HHRF)
International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations (IAHAIO)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP)
National Commission for the Accreditation of Special Education Services (NCASES)
New York State Coalition for Children’s Mental Health Services
New York State Coalition of 853 Schools
New York State Council of Family & Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA)
New York State Principals for the Education of Students with Emotional Disabilities (NYSPEED)
North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA)
Putnam Community Services Network
Putnam County 4-H Association – Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County
Thinking Animals, Inc. (founding member)
United Way of New York City
United Way of Northern Fairfield, CT
United Way of Westchester/Putnam, NY
Found abandoned in a box with her brother in Brooklyn, NY, this sheep was rescued as a newborn. After she was stabilized by a wildlife rehabilitator, she was driven up to Green Chimneys Farm where the children hand fed her with bottles of warm milk. The responsibility of becoming a caretaker for a little animal like Brook Lyn gives students a chance to recognize their own ability to make a contribution. Many of the children have been “taken care” of all of their lives by caring parents, concerned teachers and mental health staff, but stepping up and holding a bottle for this little orphan lamb transforms them from service receivers to service providers.