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*BMVP - Increasing Health Services via Equine Therapy
 
 
 
The need for equine therapy in Yellowstone County is high. A recent community needs assessment identifies mental health and substance abuse as two of the top three health risks to residents, both of which can be positively affected through equine therapy. Over 24% and 22% of low income residents report their health and mental health as either fair or poor respectively. The health status and experience of low income families is quite different and less favorable than that of residents with higher incomes. Chinook Horses provides therapy services for adults and children that suffer the primary and secondary effects of mental health issues and substance abuse, including those with addictions to methamphetamines and opioids. Chinook Horses has been serving Billings and surrounding communities since 2016 with equine therapy, but demand for services significantly outpaces current capacity. Equine therapy is recognized as an effective method of intervention to improve social, emotional, and mental health, with multiple publications supporting effectiveness. Equine therapy assists in the development of: assertiveness, emotional awareness, empathy, stress tolerance, flexibility, impulse control, problem-solving skills, self-actualization, independence, self-regard, social responsibility, and interpersonal relationships. The majority of individuals served by Chinook Horses are low-income and struggle with significant behavioral, social, and emotional difficulties due to disabilities and/or trauma. They depend on equine therapy to learn and reinforce appropriate social skills so they can be successful at home, school, and in the community. In this way, equine therapy helps break generational cycles of substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, criminal activity, and poverty. This project will help alleviate poverty by connecting people with health and mental health services to help children and adults achieve health and success in school, work and life.
 
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Member Duties : The overall goal of this project is to increase the number of individuals with improved access to health / mental health and addiction treatment services via equine therapy. This will require: fundraising and grant writing activities; developing and implementing community awareness and engagement activities; and conducting volunteer recruitment efforts designed to engage new support for this project. This project will help alleviate poverty by connecting people with health and mental health services to help children and adults achieve health and success in school, work and life.
 
Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Health Coverage* ,  Training ,  Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Relocation Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Car recommended ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Community and Economic Development ,  Community Outreach ,  Education ,  Children/Youth ,  Housing ,  Homelessness ,  Hunger . 
 
Skills :
Medicine ,  Social Services ,  Computers/Technology ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Leadership ,  Conflict Resolution ,  Counseling ,  Public Health ,  Writing/Editing ,  Business/Entrepreneur ,  Recruitment ,  Communications ,  Community Organization ,  Veterans ,  General Skills ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
*BMVP - Increasing Health Services via Equine Therapy
Program Start/End Date
07/06/2020  -   07/05/2021
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MONTANA  
Accepting Applications
From  04/17/2020  To  06/11/2020 
Contact Carly Collins
2825 3rd Ave N
Billings   MT   59101
406-247-8675
collinsc@billingsmt.gov
www.CityofBillings.net/vista
Listing ID 60080

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