Halston's Hope Foundation

In honor of our beloved daughter Halston, who decided to leave this world on 03/28/2019, we provide scholarships to young adults in the animal service industry who have been impacted by anxiety or depression. We also provide animal-assisted therapy to students in kindergarten-12th grade referred by schools.

Testimonials

Since HHF's formation in Sept. 2019, we have awarded 10 scholarships to students impacted by anxiety, depression or other emotional hardships and who are interested in the animal service industry.  Our recipients have attended Golden High School, Green Mountain HS, Rock Canyon HS, Arvada West HS and Bel Rea Animal Technology in Denver.   Schools are very much behind our mission.  We surprise the recipients at their schools!  The school counselor/principal set up the surprise visit.
HHF has also partnered with 14 licensed therapists who incorporate animals into their therapy model.  Our therapists are located in Evergreen, Golden, Boulder, Arvada, Parker, Greenwood Village, Littleton and Castle Rock.   School social workers refer the students anonymously to HHF via our website.  Research shows the benefits of using equine-therapy as well as other animals can greatly help those with anxiety and depression.