We would like to say a huge thank you and wish you a happy New Year from the whole team at Hugs. 2023 was a challenging but rewarding year and with your donations and support we have achieved so much. We are excited to further grow and be able to help more animals and people in need. This year’s outcomes are because of your continued support and we wanted to share our incredible stories and figures with you….
In 2019 we only had 16 monthly donors which was around £200 a month. We now have reached £1,500 a month in monthly donations! This is just amazing! So, what have we achieved?
• 27 equines rescued. A total of 204 now rescued since 2017!
• 26 equines rehomed. A total of 154 now rehomed since 2017!
• 9 permanent residents that make up the well-being team, plus all the farm and small animals!
• 13 horses and ponies in foster homes.
• 62 children and young people supported through well-being sessions. A total of over 750 since 2017 through over 6,500 hours of sessions!
• Rescuing numerous other animals including more ducks!
All of this would not have been possible without your valuable support, we cannot thank you enough for making these differences to lives and for your continued support for our charity.
Thanks again to your incredible donations, we were able rescue a herd of foals. Our youngest foal, Pumpkin, has made friends with Igor. She has been able to learn lots from Igor and has settled in well at Hugs after arriving at only two weeks old. The other foals are all gaining their confidence with people and we look forward to sharing more of their rehabilitation journey from rescue to rehomed in 2024.
With our grant funding, we have been able to employ another Youth Well-Being Facilitator named Julie, who has previously worked in a similar role and brings a wealth of experience with her. We would like to welcome Julie to the team! Julie will be working alongside Hazel, our incredible Well-Being Manager, which means we will be able to help more young people in need with our well-being sessions. We will be able to teach life skills, coping strategies and resilience for lifelong impact through therapeutic learning, animal-assisted services and ecotherapy so we are very excited that we will be able to offer this service to more children and young people.
