News and Updates as We Grow

Barthuly Joins Ben’s Ranch Foundation Board

Ben’s Ranch Foundation has added businessman Ken Barthuly to its Board of Directors. Barthuly is the Vice President & Co-Owner of Barthuly Irrigation, Inc. in Carmel. Barthuly will serve a two-year term. 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 the healing powers of animals and nature. Barthuly has worked

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Ben’s Ranch Foundation’s Response to Texas Tragedy

By: Tina Rhoden-Lewellyn, Executive Director, Ben’s Ranch Foundation The Texas school shooting in Uvalde shook our nation to the core and left many of us struggling.  Unfortunately, the unknowns and whys seem to outweigh the solutions, but preventive measures do exist.  Coming together as a community, paying attention to those who are struggling, reaching out to them, standing in the gaps and youth development all make a difference.  Young people connected to their communities, who

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New Date – Poker Run to Raise Funds for Teens with Mental Health Issues

Registrations are still being accepted for the inaugural Ride to Reconcile Poker Run that will benefit Ben’s Ranch Foundation and the teens with mental health challenges that the nonprofit organization serves.  The Poker Run kicks off at noon on Saturday, June 11. The event was rescheduled from May 21 due to the threat of inclement weather and in an effort to ensure that all riders were safe. Motorcyclists will make stops along the charity ride

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Restoring Hope

Ben’s Ranch Foundation has been busy spreading the word about the healing power of its internship program. We connect teens struggling with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues with internships on farms and at stables and equine therapy facilities that expose them to nature, animals and work. Founder Brose McVey shared our story recently on the Restoring Hope with Crosswinds Counseling show on WHMB TV 40 in Indianapolis to discuss how these internships complement traditional medical

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Ben’s Ranch Foundation Eliminates All Program Fees

Multiple Foundations Have Shown Support Recently, Enabled Program Fee Elimination Carmel-based nonprofit Ben’s Ranch Foundation is eliminating all program fees for participants in the organization’s internship program thanks to the support of generous donors and grants. Ben’s Ranch Foundation creates new options and hope for young people struggling with mental health challenges by arranging paid, part-time employment opportunities known as “internships” with partner farms, ranches, stables, and therapeutic riding facilities. The combination of animals, nature and hard

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