Empowering Minds, Inspiring Hope, and Cultivating Resilience

Our mission is to deliver tailored mental health interventions for children while utilizing the presence of nature and animals through animal-assisted education and nature. We are dedicated to nurturing emotional resilience and fostering a profound sense of connection and belonging. By equipping children with essential skills, we aim to cultivate hope and empower self-efficacy, fostering a brighter future.


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Nature & Animal Interventions

Poppy Farm is a nonprofit organization 501(c)(3) dedicated to supporting the work of blending mental health alongside animals in a nature-based setting through Animal Assisted Education (AAE). Definition of Animal Assisted Education (AAE): "Any educational program in which animals are itegrated, directly or indirectly, as a critical component of an ongoing educational process. Depending on the degree and type of training of the AAE provider, the nature of the goals of AAE programs may be academic, social-emotional, psychoeducational, cognitive, vocational, and/or personal or organizational development, and may focus on emotional regulation, coping strategies, prosocial skills, and/or empathy development." (Johnson et al., 2024)
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Poppy Farm is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS and the Colorado Secretary of State. All donations are tax deductable.
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