Public Charity

Mission/How we are involved with horses:
Gateway Family Services of Illinois, a 501(c)3 organization, exists to help heal and transform the people of Central Illinois by providing individualized, intensive and innovative counseling services that include trauma focused-equine assisted psychotherapy and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), art, play, sand and nature therapies to individuals and families.

The organization conducts Equine Assisted Services (EAS) in accordance with the EQUUS Foundation Guidelines on Qualifications of Organizations Conducting Equine-Assisted Services (EAS)).

The organization provides outreach and/or public education programs involving horses.

Over 50% of our total programs and services are equine-related.

The organization conducts its horse-related programs at one facility.