Ohana Preservation Foundation’s mission is to promote resilience and foster healing for vulnerable children, families, and caregivers through animal-assisted activities, horticulture, and expressive arts by offering individual/group counseling and creative wellness programs.
On our 81-acre farm, we have found that many are able to build trust and love through animals and find healing amongst nature, instead of a traditional office setting.
Ohana Preservation Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN# 83-4344151)
WHO ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE
Through partnerships with credentialed professionals and individuals, we serve vulnerable children, their families, and caregivers from all over Northern VA, MD, WV, and DC. This includes youth suffering from anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation; those currently in juvenile centers; those admitted to hospice or have a significant illness; those in need of grief support who have lost a parent, child, or sibling; caregivers struggling with compassion fatigue; and those who have experienced trauma, such as bullying, sexual assault and human trafficking.
OHANA PROGRAMS
The primary focus of our programs and services is to provide formal and informal approaches to enhance mental wellness, while incorporating the backdrop of our unique facility. Our licensed therapists are credentialed in their fields and offer therapeutic interventions through individual and group counseling. To enhance the therapeutic process beyond a traditional office setting, we offer equine-assisted activities, horticulture and expressive arts.
We host mental wellness programs, group retreats and large family-style events annually. Each program is customized and catered to the needs of the group and the overall themes they are focusing on whether it is building resilience, finding cohesion and purpose, compassion fatigue, teambuilding/leadership retreats and more.
Our most popular programs are:
- Individual and Small Group Counseling
- Caregiver/Team-building Workshops
- Grief Support Programs
- Community Youth Programs/Psychoeducational Events
- School Field Trips
- Girl Scout Troop Events
UPCOMING AND PAST PROGRAMS
We have a variety of programs and special events throughout the year. You can find our recent events on social media. Follow us on Instagram (@ohana_preservation_foundation) and Facebook.
OHANA MEANS FAMILY - SHARING HAWAIIAN CULTURE
In Hawaiian culture, ohana means family, and it reaches well beyond the people we’re related to. Your ohana is the circle of people who show up for one another, share each other’s burdens, and make sure no one has to face hard times alone. That spirit is at the heart of everything we do.
We weave Hawaiian culture and crafts into many of our programs, giving children and families meaningful ways to connect, create, and heal together. For families coping with grief and trauma, being welcomed into an ohana can be a powerful reminder that they belong and that they are supported.
We weave Hawaiian culture and crafts into many of our programs, giving children and families meaningful ways to connect, create, and heal together. For families coping with grief and trauma, being welcomed into an ohana can be a powerful reminder that they belong and that they are supported.
HOW PEOPLE HELP US
We would not exist without the support from our sponsors, donors, volunteers, and partners.
MEET OUR OHANA
Our small team of employees is supported by our volunteers, animal partners, and board members.
Thank You to Our Recent Sponsors!
