Jacob Beachy Fund

10/24/2024

Alayna: the name means bright shining light. How perfectly right it is for this little girl! From the moment we first saw her at Triangle Therapy Services, we were captivated. She’s a tiny powerhouse who just turned two this summer, with soft dark curls and sweet loving eyes. Here she is, riding backward with amazing balance, and with her occupational therapist Shannon, and a visitor who really wanted to hold her.

10/12/2024

An African proverb says it takes a village to raise a child. For Jacob Beachy Fund's kids, a group of caring professionals is part of that village. Congratulations to Alice McSwain and Dr. Rae, and tons of gratitude for the teams that make make hippotherapy and therapeutic riding possible. You make children's lives better. Thank you.

09/27/2024

From our memories:

You may think you would never want to kiss a horse, but once you see what hippotherapy and therapeutic riding can do for a child, you might easily change your mind.

09/10/2024

We at Jacob Beachy Fund can't say enough about the Therapeutic Riding Instructors and speech, occupational, and physical therapists who work with the children at McKenna Farms Therapy Services and our other partner facilities. The work requires years of training and hearts made for helping. Katherine and I talk often as she learns of kids who need hippotherapy and therapeutic riding, but whose families can't afford the cost.

09/02/2024

I can't describe how we feel when friends like Anita Bugitzedes create a fundraiser for Jacob Beachy Fund . Grateful doesn't seem to be a big enough word. Kids like Eva, Ayden, Mckenzie, Allen, Audrey, Maura, are receiving hippotherapy and therapeutic riding because of the generous hearts of people who want them to have the best possible lives.

06/04/2024

Jacob's Fund has again earned the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency for 2024.

05/22/2024

Today is Jacob's birthday! Along with our as-always eternal love, we sent giant bubbles to him in heaven.

05/22/2024

Today, May 21, is Jacob's birthday! We sent giant bubbles to him in heaven today.

05/13/2024

McKenna Farms Therapy Services opened up so many experiences and interactions and just plain joy for our Jacob. Jacob Beachy Fund has helped make those same things happen for dozens and dozens of children who come to McKenna Farms for care, thanks to the big hearts and loving spirits of our supporters. Enjoy this video, and as you visit the sensory installations along the Jacob Beachy Sensory Trail and listen to parents and staff, know that you are truly changing lives of children and families.

12/13/2023

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Happy National Day of the Horse!

We would not be able to do what we do without our trusted and beloved equine partners!

Share with us how your celebrating your horses today!

11/28/2023

Today is Giving Tuesday. Your gift will help children walk. Talk. Be more engaged in family life. And ultimately, to have a richer, fuller life as they reach their potential. Our three years with Jakie were precious, and we celebrated every milestone he reached with the help of therapy delivered on "his" horse, Major. Jacob would want this for all kids with developmental impairments.

11/06/2023

Sharing from Tipton Horsemanship.

10/31/2023

Kyle, a Jacob's Fund kid in 2014, and again, this summer, Trick or Treated as an umpire nine years ago.

10/12/2023

You know what Owen thinks is better than playing outside on a gorgeous fall day? Receiving hippotherapy at Triangle Therapy Services on that gorgeous fall day! We love our Jacob Beachy Fund kids!

09/20/2023

End-of-summer visits are especially rewarding, as we see the progress Jacob Beachy Fund's kids have made in the last few months. And what fun to talk with these parents whose love and caring shine through in every conversation!

07/29/2023

Kyle loves hippotherapy, and his joy is contagious!

06/09/2023

Summertime, and the peace, beauty, and magic of McKenna Farms blossoms again. This little library, the shelter with its comfortable rockers, and watching a child growing in strength and skills heals our souls.