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BraveHearts
Illinois/Wisconsin nonprofit that describes itself as the largest equine-assisted services program for veterans in the country, offering recreational riding plus mental health and wellness therapy while serving veterans nationwide and helping veterans outside IL/WI get connected to a center near them.
- Cost
- Free — all services are offered at no cost to the veteran and one accompanying immediate family member or caregiver
- Coverage
- Nationwide (serves veterans nationwide; program sites in Illinois and Wisconsin)
- Eligibility
- Veterans, plus one accompanying immediate family member or caregiver; veterans who do not live in IL or WI are helped to find a center near them
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