Help Build Pathways to Purpose, Confidence, and Employment
Your donation helps neurodivergent young adults gain real-world job skills through hands-on training with horses and dogs.
The Silver Saddle Foundation prepares neurodivergent young adults ages 18 to 30 for meaningful employment in the pet care industry and beyond. Through structured training inside an active equestrian and canine facility, participants build practical animal care skills, confidence, communication, and workplace readiness.
Many neurodivergent young adults have the ability, focus, compassion, and dedication to thrive in meaningful work, but they often lack access to supportive training environments that meet them where they are.
The Silver Saddle Foundation bridges that gap.
Participants receive hands-on training in:
Dog care, grooming, training, and daily routines
Horse care and barn management
Animal handling and safety
Foundational equine and canine health knowledge
Communication, teamwork, responsibility, and job readiness
Workforce Training
The Silver Saddle Foundation is based inside a fully functioning equestrian and canine care facility.
Participants work alongside experienced educators and animal care experts and contribute to real daily operations.
Responsibility. Confidence. Communication. Independence.
Donor Support Helps Provide
Hands-on workforce training for neurodivergent young adults
Scholarships for participants with financial need
Animal care, enrichment, food, supplies, and medical support
Professional instruction in grooming, kennel care, stable operations, and workplace readiness
Mentorship, vocational guidance, and placement support
Program materials, safety equipment, and transportation support
Because the facility is already built and operational, your donation goes directly toward activating programming and participant impact.
Build partnerships with local animal care providers
Create internship and employment pathways
Develop a sustainable model to grow future cohorts
Your donation helps launch the first group of participants and build the foundation for long-term impact.
Give the Gift of Purpose
Your support can help turn compassion into opportunity.
Animal Rescue Program
Silver Saddle Foundation helps rescue dogs receive the steady care, training, enrichment, and trusted human connection they need to prepare for lifelong homes.
In our unique setting, rescue dogs are supported by experienced animal-care professionals while also becoming part of a meaningful learning pathway for neurodivergent young adults. Through guided work in grooming, care routines, enrichment, and positive interaction, participants build confidence, responsibility, and practical workplace skills.
This program is built around a reciprocal model: rescue dogs benefit from consistency, patience, and compassionate care, while participants build confidence, responsibility, communication, and practical workplace skills in a real animal-care environment.
1900 Riverside Drive
Glendale, CA 91201
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