Community Service Programs

In addition to its equine assisted therapeutic programs, Pegasus Farm hosts a number of service programs that respond to identified community needs:

Group Work Programs - The purpose of the group work programs is to offer individuals with disabilities the opportunity to perform services for the farm while learning job skills for future employment. Participants provide services such as farm chores, ground maintenance, cleaning equipment, etc. Recently, Jackson Middle School, Southgate School, Green High School, Canton South High School, Timken High School and Americorp have participated in this program.

Court-Ordered Community Service Program (Stark County)
Various courts in Stark County assign individuals to Pegasus Farm for completion of their community service hours. Participants provide facility maintenance, grounds keeping, and barn chores under the supervision of Pegasus Farm managers.

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) - This is a training and employment program which encourages and lengthens self-sufficiency by supplementing income (through the U.S. Department of Labor) while providing training, increased marketability and opportunities for transition into unsubsidized employment for men and women ages 55 and over.

Internship Programs

Pegasus Farm provides the opportunity for field experience that would be to the mutual benefit of the Farm and the riders we serve, and to cooperate in providing field experience and instruction for the students of the college, university or high-school that participate in the internship program. As a field experience site, Pegasus Farm must be willing to provide appropriate opportunities for learning to the student based on his/her field of study.

Pegasus Farm has provided field experience for the following:

Ausbury College – Equine Management
GlenOak High School – HealthTec Program
Kent Roosevelt High School – Student Mentorship Program
Kent State University – Biology
Kent State University – Sociology of Sport/Exercise Science
Malone College – Social Work Program
Stark State College of Technology – Human and Social Service Technology
The University of Akron, Butchel College – Department of Psychology
The University of Akron, Wayne College – Social Services Technology
The University of Findlay – Master of Occupational Therapy Programs
Walsh University – Social and Behavioral Science Division
Youngstown State University – Human Performance and Exercise Science
Hiram College - Biology
The Ohio State University - Agricultural Technical Institute
Ohio University - School of Health Services - Hocking College
Northcoast Medical Training Academy