Current news and events
Mission Meadows and Ivey Ranch team up to promote ability awareness. Watch the video here!
Volunteer Orientation dates for 2012: 1/7, 3/10, 4/28, 9/15, 10/2
Orientations are held from 1:00-2:30pm at Ivey Ranch, down at the horses.
All orientations are required to work with the Horses and Therapy
programs. Volunteers must be at least 9 years old. No Horse experience necessary.
For more information call (760) 722-4839 or
email us.
Download
your application here.
Our Mission:
Ivey Ranch Park is dedicated to encourage the interaction of disabled and able bodied children, of all ages, by providing educational and recreational activities. Since 1983 we have served children and adults with disabilities but will not exclude the able bodied, since integration, inclusion and interaction are important components of our program. Serving over 200 individuals a month, our essential goals are:
- Community integration and participation
- Personal choice
- Self-respect and respect for others
- Competence
and self reliance
Currently over two thirds of our children here at the Ivey Ranch Child Development Center have moderate to severe disabilities which include behavioral disorders, genetic disorders, and disabilities caused by accident or trauma. School age children come for after school, summer and off-track care. The Center also operates a preschool, in-home respite services, and summer camp.
Visit our facebook page for more information and photos!
Ivey Ranch in the news:
Sign on San Diego: Veterans find help at ranch’s horse program
The Coast News: Annual hoedown raises money for equestrian therapy, preschool programs.
N.C. Times: Winery raises funds for special-needs children
N.C. Times: Girl Scout's video assists Horses for Heroes program
N.C. Times: Hoedown nets $30,000 for Ivey Ranch
The Coast News: Ivey Ranch Park celebrates new stables
N.C. Times: Nonprofit equestrian center growing
N.C. Times: Ivey Ranch raises $5,000
N.C. Times: O'side Rotary Club supports Ivey Ranch equestrian program for disabled vets
N.C. Times: Couple dances with horses on a weekly basis