Organizations Filed Purposes:
SPECIAL STRIDES IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WITH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF THERAPY, HORSES, AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE GOALS FOR THERAPY, RECREATION AND EDUCATION. SPECIAL STRIDES PROVIDES ALL INDIVIDUALS AN OPPORTUNITY TO "IMPROVE THEIR LIVES.. ONE STRIDE AT A TIME", REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS.
IN 2019, SPECIAL STRIDES, INC., A PATH PREMIER CENTER, PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 3700 PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND SPEECH THERAPY SESSIONS ALONG WITH ADAPTIVE RIDING LESSONS, OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING FOR 140 INDIVIDUALS WITH A VARIETY OF DISABILITIES. ADDITIONALLY, A NOVEL GROUP EXPERIENCE FOR ADULTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) WAS VERY SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CENTRASTATE MEDICAL CENTER. SIXTY-TWO PERCENT OF THE CLIENTS RECEIVE INTERVENTION FROM LICENSED PT'S, OT'S, OR SLP'S WITH SPECIALIZED TRAINING ENABLING THEM TO EXECUTE TREATMENT PLANS MIXING TRADITIONAL SKILLED THERAPY INTERVENTIONS WITH THE MOTION AND EMOTION OF THE HORSE IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THIRTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN RECREATIONALLY BASED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ADAPTIVE RIDING AND EQUINE FACILITATED LEARNING.
IN 2004, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TOOK A POWERFUL STEP TOWARD MEETING SPECIAL STRIDES' MISSION OF PROVIDING ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH LIFE CHALLENGES THE THERAPY SERVICES, RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING NEEDED TO REACH THEIR UNIQUE POTENTIAL. TO THIS END, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHED THE STEVEN WERTHAN MEMORIAL FUND TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED OF OUR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. IN 2019, APPROXIMATELY TWO THIRDS OF OUR 140 CLIENTS WERE GRANTED OVER $140,000 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FUNDS ARE RAISED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SUPPORT THIS CRITICAL ELEMENT OF OUR MISSION..
VOLUNTEERISM IS INTEGRAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF ALL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AT SPECIAL STRIDES. VOLUNTEERS ASSIST AS THERAPY AIDES, SIDEWALKERS, HORSELEADERS, OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS AND FUNDRAISERS. OVER ONE HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS ARE TRAINED ANNUALLY TO PERFORM DIRECT SERVICES (THERAPY AIDES AND HORSELEADERS). IN 2019, MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED TEENAGE LEADERS LEARNED PHILANTHROPY AND EVENT PLANNING WHILE RAISING OVER $50,000. ORGANIZATIONALLY, THIS REQUIRES A VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, VOLUNTEER EDUCATOR AND TEEN FUNDRAISING SUPERVISOR. SPECIAL STRIDES VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT ONLY OUR BRIDGE TO THE COMMUNITY HELPING FULFILL COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, BUT PROVIDING FUTURE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE/EXPOSURE THROUGH MENTORSHIP.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Susie Rehr | TREASURER/THERAPIST/EXECUT | 40 | $77,250 |
| Laurie Landy | PRESIDENT/THERAPIST/FOUNDI | 40 | $74,675 |
| Patty Gallagher | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Fox | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Goldstein | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Zachary Gross | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Neal Herstik | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Celia Mastbaum | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Allison Nagelberg | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Werthan | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Kash | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Landy | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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