Participant Application
Dear Parent / Guardian:
Thank you for your interest in Horses Healing Hearts. HHH is a 501c3 organization that is dedicated to helping children of alcoholics and addicts build self-esteem and confidence by working with horses. In addition to our curriculum-based support groups we use the horses as a vehicle to teach children empathy, trust, boundaries, and responsibility. Our goal is to end the generational cycle of addiction. Please note HHH is NOT therapy.
Please complete the information below and return to Sharon Smith at Marlena@hhhusa.org. Upon review of the attached information, we will contact you regarding the next step in your child becoming a participant in Horses Healing Hearts.
TUITION INFORMATION
HHH works to keep our program fees as low as possible.
Our session expense for each child is $80.00; however, a portion of this amount is subsidized through support of our generous donors. Consequently, we are able to offer a sliding fee scale so every child has the opportunity to take advantage of our services. No child is turned away due to financial reasons. In order to maintain minimal administrative expenses, each parent/guardian is required to pay their child’s fees by registering for the automated monthly payment system through pay pal.
Financial assistance may be available to those who qualify. To apply for financial assistance, please provide either 2 pay stubs or a tax return. If unemployed, please provide proof of state or county assistance.
| Monthly Amount* | Household Income |
|---|---|
| $40 | Under $25,000 |
| $20 | Each additional child at half price |
| $60 | $25,000 – $34,999 |
| $30 | Each additional child at half price |
| $100 | $35,000 – $49,999 |
| $50 | Each additional child at half price |
| $120 | $45,000 – $54,999 |
| $60 | Each additional child at half price |
| $140 | $55,000 – $64,999 |
| $70 | Each additional child at half price |
| $160 | $65,000 and up |
| $80 | Each additional child at half price |
*There are no refunds for missed sessions
INTAKE FORM
Please provide the following information for our records. The information you
provide here is held to the highest standards of confidentiality.
Please allow 2 to 4 days for our administrative offices to review your application.
If your child is an eligible candidate for our programs, an office representative will call or email you within five days to schedule an in person meeting at a later date to review the application in more detail.
For any further questions please contact info@hhhusa.org
or call 1-877 HORSE 10
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Education Vs. Therapy
Horses Healing Hearts is an Education and Prevention Program. We are not a therapy program.
Differences between Awareness, Education and Therapy for COAs (Children of Alcoholics):
COA-specific services can be viewed on a continuum with awareness raising activities that can benefit everyone on one end to intensive psychotherapy that is only needed by some COAs on the other end of the continuum. Each type of service has different goals.
Awareness:
Awareness activities such as public service announcements (PSAs), print advertisements, posters, etc. let COAs know they are not alone. These activities and messages are critical because they break the “don’t talk” rule. In most alcoholic families, children are told not to talk about the parents’ drinking so they are reluctant to tell outsiders. Public awareness activities aimed at youth universalizes their experience and reduces some of the isolation, shame, and confusion.
Education:
Education goes a step further by explaining why parents break promises, act differently when drinking, feel and act sick when not drinking, forget things, etc. To be effective, education must fit the cognitive development and learning style of each child. In providing education, consideration must be given to the fact that some children become highly anxious during this time and may not absorb and integrate the information. Others may have learning disabilities that make it difficult to listen and learn in groups, to read or to write stories, or draw pictures about their feelings or family. Just as awareness can help reduce the isolation, education can help reduce the pain. Understanding that a child is not responsible for the parents’ drinking or other activities, that drinking can make it hard for a parent to take care of a child can help a child separate him/herself from the parents’ problem.
Giving COAs an opportunity to talk about their situation, listening, and expressing empathy is important because for many COAs, it is not permissible to talk about their situation at home. Statements by non-alcoholic spouses such as, “you shouldn’t feel that way.” “Grow up,” “You don’t know what it means to be upset,” “Stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about” are characteristic of parent responses given to COAs who do express feelings. As a result, many COAs learn it is not safe or wise to express feelings.
Therapy:
Content taken from: “Children of Alcoholics: Selected Readings” Volume II; Printed by NACoA (National Association for Children of Alcoholics)
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Horses Healing Hearts - 2300 High Ridge Road, Ste 365, Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Email: info@hhhusa.org Tel: 1-877 Horse 10