Program Phases

We offer a three-phase, year-long program that consists of Life Skills, Education, Nature-Based Skills and Therapy, Equine Skills, Holistic Health, and Career Training.

Phase One

In Phase One, our young women are responsible for daily participation in household and ranch chores, such as learning how to plan for and prepare their own meals, caring for the horses, and generally learning how to care for and maintain both their individual spaces, and the ranch as a whole. This helps them learn the importance of nurturing themselves and their community. They will participate in strength training, self defense classes, nutrition classes, yoga, and meditation, as well as in the academic classes such as history, art, and English, and in experiential classes such as Equine Skills, and Nature-Based skills. There are group and individual sessions that address specific topics, as well as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. During the evenings, the young women do chores or homework, or choose private time to work on personal projects, journal, or read. On weekends, there are activities that take the young women on exciting adventures both on and off the ranch. Students who have not completed their high school diploma may do so in Phase One by obtaining their GED or high school diploma from a local learning center.

Phase Two

In this phase, the young women enjoy semi-independent living. The community feel does not leave, as Phase Two students are asked to still participate in groups, outings, and generally continue to help each other and work together to heal and grow. However, Phase Two students are putting all that they learned in Phase One into practice by obtaining an internship in an area that they have expressed passion about, and pursuing their education at yet another level, by taking online classes from local or long-distance learning programs at various colleges. We ask that the young women still continue to bring the holistic healing track into their daily lives by continuing to pursue strength training, yoga, meditation, or another practice that helps heal the body, mind, and spirit.

Phase Three

This is a transitional phase where students live, work, and study independently in the town of Brenham. They are assisted on a daily basis by a staff mentor and are visited weekly by the Therapeutic Director. This contact ensures that the students receive needed support while developing an independent and responsible lifestyle. They are encouraged to take complete responsibility for themselves, thus demonstrating that they have the personal courage and strength needed to move forward as empowered young women. We do not impose a structured schedule upon them in this phase, but we do require that they work part-time and attend classes at Blinn Junior College. Blinn Junior College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is an entrance school for Texas A&M. We trust that these activities will help them implement their Individual Development Plans and forge a path toward a successful future.