Carmel-based nonprofit Ben’s Ranch Foundation is launching a search for its first full-time executive director. Organization founder Brose McVey has been serving as a part-time executive director and board chairman since the organization was founded in 2017. “The plan was always to bring in a paid, professional executive once we
Ben’s Ranch Foundation has added Dr. Carol D’Amico, PhD and Matthew Swartz to its Board of Directors. Ben’s Ranch Foundation connects teens struggling with mental health challenges to paid internships on farms, stables and equine therapy facilities. The jobs compliment medical therapies by helping give teens purpose and exposure to
Ben’s Ranch Foundation Expands Provider Network to Create Immediate Openings New jobs now available for teens! Carmel-based nonprofit Ben’s Ranch Foundation has added new providers and now has immediate paid, part-time internship opportunities available at farms, stables and equine therapy facilities for teens struggling with mental health issues. The
The following opinion column originally appeared in the Indianapolis Business Journal. Indiana’s new high school graduation requirements form a pathway to a diploma through job experiences. They also form a pathway to improved mental health for students. The guidelines bring us full circle to a time when our society placed
Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick recently turned the spotlight on Ben’s Ranch Foundation in its Business of Health segment. The statewide television program talked with Founder Brose McVey about increasing rates of depression and suicide among teens and how the organization’s programs complement professional treatments. Learn more about
Recently, Ben’s Ranch Foundation was featured across the nation on Pet Pals TV. Check out this extraordinary segment that highlights the impact our work has with teens struggling with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues.
This article originally appeared in the May 2021 edition of Special Needs Living Magazine. When Ben McVey was about 14, he began to show symptoms of serious emotional problems. At first, his parents thought it was typical teenage angst. Not long afterward, though, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. By
Innovative Partnership Targets Exploding Mental Health Crisis Ben’s Ranch Foundation, Inc. (BRF), a 501c3 charitable organization based in Carmel, today announced an exciting new partnership with Conner Prairie. Under the agreement, Conner Prairie will employ interns referred to them by Ben’s Ranch and host BRF’s first annual “Barn Bash” called Healing
The following commentary about the benefits of the outdoors from Ben’s Ranch Foundation Founder Brose McVey first appeared in The Statehouse File: One of the most powerful tools we can employ in a much-needed war against mental illness is dirt cheap, easy to access and universally accessible. My friends would
Ben’s Ranch Foundation has added two new members to its Board of Directors. Jeff Goodwin and Patty Hagen were recently elected to the Indiana nonprofit’s board. Jeff Goodwin of Fishers currently serves as the Vice President of Insurance Programs at the Indiana Manufacturers Association’s for-profit insurance agency subsidiary. Goodwin holds
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