Scottsdale’s Hunkapi Programs receives $10,000 grant for first responders
Posted 12/4/23
For the past four years, Hunkapi Programs, an equine therapy farm located in Scottsdale, has provided therapeutic services for first responders struggling with PTSD. The farm announced it recently …
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Scottsdale’s Hunkapi Programs receives $10,000 grant for first responders
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Hunkapi Programs recently received a $10,000 grant that will allow them to continue their First Responder therapy program.
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For the past four years, Hunkapi Programs, an equine therapy farm located in Scottsdale, has provided therapeutic services for first responders struggling with PTSD. The farm announced it recently received a donation from Lerner & Rowe Gives Back, a nonprofit organization dedicated to extensive and various community outreach programs, that will be used to fund the next cohort of first responders.
“Each day first responders and their families make personal sacrifices in an effort to protect and serve our local communities,” said Kevin Rowe, founder of Lerner and Rowe Gives Back. “That is why our team is honored to help fund the expansion of Hunkapi’s therapeutic programs that provide valuable healing and coping tools to vulnerable front-line workers who suffer from PTSD. We truly appreciate all that Hunkapi does to ensure that the needs of those who look after our best interests are looked after too.”
The First Responder Program began in January 2019 and provides equine somatic experiencing and meditation to first responders and veterans looking for tools to reduce their stress.
“It is widely understood that first responders are at a greater risk of PTSD because of the nature of their work," said Terra Schaad, founder of Hunkapi Programs. “We have seen how beneficial this program is and the impact that it has on the first responders in our community.”
Lerner & Rowe Gives Back will present the check at Hunkapi Programs, 12051 N. 96 St., Thursday, Dec. 21.
