2024-05-15T17:44:22-07:00 2023-12-31 770329672 ACCOUNTRACK INC 3160 TELEGRAPH RD STE 101 VENTURA CA 93003 990EZ 2023-01-01 844314658 VALOR HEALING FARMS VALO 8057073702 P O BOX 1054 OJAI CA 93024 JULIE SARDONIA CEO 2024-05-15 true JULIE SARDONIA 999009999 true Marian Bushnell P00293679 8056423290 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.valorhealingfarms.org X X 55385 X 55385 0 0 0 0 55385 49763 49763 5622 30659 36281 30659 36281 30659 36281 30659 36281 Valor Healing Farms has been created to serve the military community including veterans, active duty, caregivers, families and first responders.Through farming internships, therapeutic horticulture, sustainable gardening, animal-assisted therapy and Nature, VHF programs are designed to benefit participants in meaningful and lasting ways. Our mission is to promote mind/body well-being, mental and emotional balance, self-care skills, life skills, career opportunities, stress reduction, recovery from PTSD, and suicide prevention. We use several local farms in Ojai/Ventura County. Our long-term goal is to find a piece of land in the same area to be our permanent home. This space will be dedicated to providing participants with first-hand learning experiences that will show them: 1) how healing and growth can be found through connections to nature, gardening, animals, and healthy, nurturing experiences with other people; and, 2) how they can bring those therapeutic activities into their own Animal Assisted TherapyExperience an opportunity participating in our Gaining Ground Equine & Alpaca Program. Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning is a powerful experiential modality exploring and developing healthy relationships and connection to self and others through the guidance and wisdom of horses along with a licensed therapist. Currently, we offer individual, family and group equine sessions at StandInBalance Ranch in Westlake Village. We are grateful to Dr. Val Coleman, the owner of this amazing ranch and healing herd. No horse experience necessary, all horse activities are on the ground. Horses offer metaphorical learning, mirroring the human body language and feelings of the participant. Sessions are solution oriented in order for the client to discover the best solutions for themselves. In these sessions, the benefits can include learning new coping strategies, enhancing mental health, wellness and life skills through the relationship with the horse.VHF is collaborating with Cindy Harris from Alpacas of Windy Hill in Somis. We will be offering individual and group sessions learning about mindfulness, healthy coping strategies and life skills by interacting and learning from the alpacas innate prey wisdom. 15725 General Program CostsAs with any program, administrative costs along with continuing outreach to the community have general costs such as rental expense at $4,500 or Insurance at $3,152. Amazon book markers, calendar journals and printing costs are amoungst the general communications. 12130 Gardens - Home:Develop and build home gardens in order to educate, reintegrate and cultivate healthy family relationships and communication within the participants own residence with home grown sustainable food, herbs, flowers and or a meditative space for reflection. All materials and education included.Military Valor Community Gardens:Our goal is to provide access to learning about gardening, healthy food options, sense of purpose and camaraderie working together as a community. We are grateful to CEF/Taft Garden in Ojai for the beautiful private gardening and restorative space. We offer Wellness Workshops and Retreats focusing on medicinal plants, gardening and healthy coping strategies through mindfulness, yoga and nature walks. Also, we are looking forward to developing a small Archery course. Stay tuned for more information.We now have fulfilled our vision of another garden site: we are offering the military families at Catalina Heights in Camarillo the opportunity to garden together as families to explore the wonders of home grown food, camaraderie, laughter, and learning in order to provide healthy food options as well as wellness and therapeutic experiences. 12147 Tournament Fundraising Event:This is our first year sponsoring a Golf Tournament in our community. Each "Hole" had flags and information for the program. Enthusiastically presented and received, we anticipate another fruitful event in 2024. 9760 Internships - JUST BEGINNINGBased on experience with the Veteran Farmers of America (VFA) program, to provide an educational hands on experiential learning internships with the partnerships from various local farms to mentor and assist in a potential career in the agricultural industry, college pathway or learn how to cultivate own garden.The benefit to the veterans will be helping them transition from protecting their country to providing their fellow Americans with food, which will undoubtedly continue to give them a sense of contribution, pride and fulfilment. The new mission is food security for the US. Many times after discharge, veterans cannot find meaningful work and going from being a hero to working in menial labor is difficult to say the least. Agriculture will offer veterans the opportunity to continue their quest and desire to give back, which we hope will improve their emotional well being. The farms and agricultural businesses will also benefit as veterans will help solve the current skilled labor shortage.We hope, this program can decrease veteran unemployment and daily suicide rate. Veterans are 1% of the population, but represent 20% of the suicde rate in America. Also, if there is an interest, VHF will offer this internship program to the caregiver. Various levels of time commitment available. 2000 51762 JULIE SARDONIA CEO 5.00 0 SARAH HEDGE Secretary 3.00 0 TRACY POUBA CFO 3.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false JULIE SARDONIA P O BOX 1054 OJAI CA 93024 8057073702 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 30000 34899 55385 120284 0 0 0 0 30000 34899 55385 120284 0 0 120284 0 0 0 0 30000 34899 55385 120284 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Expenses.1 EQUINE ACTIVITIES $15725 Other Expenses.2 GENERAL PROGRAM $12130 Other Expenses.3 GARDEN ACTIVITIES $10147 Other Expenses.4 TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISING $9760 Other Expenses.5 INTERNSHIP $2000 Other Expenses.6 ROUNDING ADJ $1