🤠🐴 THRIVE at EmpoweRanch℠ | EAL for Youth Ages 11-16
🤠🐴 THRIVE at EmpoweRanch℠ | EAL for Youth Ages 11-16
Dates: Thursdays starting April 9th, 2026 for 6 weeks (4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14) ending May 14th
TIME: 4:30PM-5:45PM
Who: Youth ages 11-16 (experiences will be tailored to fit ages/skill level)
We celebrate neurodiversity! We welcome youth who benefit from additional learning, social, and behavioral support!
Where: EmpoweRanch
Address: 308 West Siesta Way, Phoenix, AZ 85041
Cross-Streets: Dobbins Rd. & Central Ave.
What is THRIVE at EmpoweRanch℠ all about?
What is THRIVE at EmpoweRanch℠ all about?
THRIVE at EmpoweRanch℠ is a six-week equine-assisted learning program for youth ages 11-16, grounded in a recreational therapy lens and intentionally designed to support emotional wellness, confidence, resilience, and healthy relationships through professionally guided experiences with our herd.
This small-group program helps participants build practical tools for navigating life’s challenges, including emotional regulation, mindfulness, coping skills, communication, boundaries, self-awareness, and healthy peer connection. Youth also benefit from supportive interaction with caring mentors and positive role models in a safe, structured, and welcoming environment.
THRIVE focuses on:
Teamwork
Healthy Relationships
Resilience
Insight
Voice
Empowerment
Through intentional and expertly facilitated equine-assisted learning experiences, participants have opportunities to strengthen confidence, practice emotional awareness, improve communication, and develop skills that support mental and emotional well-being. Sessions are designed to be engaging, meaningful, and developmentally appropriate, with activities that encourage reflection, connection, and personal growth.
At EmpoweRanch, we value safety, inclusion, responsibility, respect, compassion, and authenticity. Session size is intentionally kept small to help ensure each participant is supported and has meaningful opportunities to build skills, confidence, and connection.
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We are proud to be an official
PATH International Member Center!
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ESA Parents: We are on ClassWallet Direct Pay!
(Please email JessiV@EmpoweRanch.org for invoice!)
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This inclusive signature program is designed and led by Jessica Voss, CTRS, CPRP, PATH Intl. CTRI. See more details about our exceptional team and their qualifications at empoweranch.org.
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We are proud to be
Preferred Partners with the
Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation!
FULL REGISTRATION AWARD available for qualified youth in foster care through AFFCF. Please e-mail JessiV@EmpoweRanch.org
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EMPOWERANCH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Limited partial scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis for returning EmpoweRanch kids, military & first responder families, children in foster/adoptive families, and children in zip codes 85040, 85041, 85042, and 85339!
NOTE: PLEASE ONLY APPLY if you are not eligible for another potential source of funding such as ESA or an AFFCF grant.
Apply for a partial scholarship HERE!
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Full Package: $450 $390 new program rate for all six weeks!
Full Package through AFFCF (Children in Foster Care): $450 $250 for children currently or formerly in foster care, FREE after AFFCF grant
Single Session: $85 $65 per single session.
Check and cash payments are welcome but must be received by us no less than one week prior to your child’s first registered session.
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IMPORTANT:
If paying by card, please
SELECT THE REGISTRATION OPTION you prefer (full package or single day)
Click the “REGISTER HERE!” button below.
To pay by check, cash, or invoice needed (ex: ESA, AFFCF), please e-mail JessiV@EmpoweRanch.org for registration.
Youth must be fully independent using the restroom, practicing personal hygiene, and demonstrating the ability and willingness to follow instructions without physical intervention to keep self and others safe. Youth with a recent, repeated history of aggression (physical acts intending or threatening to do harm to property or people) are not ready for our group environment.
Refund Policy: Registration refunds require a 24-hour notice to allow the opportunity for a wait-listed child to attend. No-shows will not be refunded. However, if a kiddo misses their registered day(s), he or she may apply their fee to a future EmpoweRanch service within four weeks of the missed date(s).
Pick-up Policy: Pick-up from EmpoweRanch is 5:45PM with a 15 minute grace period. A $1/min late fee will apply for each minute late after 6:00PM.