Animal Therapy

& Training Program

Research shows that the unconditional love of an emotional animal can bring healing and help to those who have endured a traumatic past.

90% of incarcerated individuals have suffered a trauma in their life.

*Ravalli County Animal Shelter

*WINGS-horse ranch

Certified Peer Support Specialist Team

Our cBHPSS are state certified and employed by FVA.

This mentoring team is made up of male and female individuals that have successfully reintegrated into Ravalli County, are certified by the Montana Board of Behavioral Health, and will walk beside our clients daily to empower them on their recovery journey.

Coming Soon!

Family Support:

VFA is collaborating with Parenting Place to offer our parents the tools needed to provide a safe and healthy home life. VFA is now offering Family Peer Support. This program extension is designed to help incarcerated parents/families during and post incarceration gain access to . We hope to offer our clients the following:
Parenting Classes/ Parenting Place
Child(ren) Visitation/CPS
Access to permanent housing
Parents of Incarcerated Children/Support
Family Outings

STAR Housing:

Support Therapy After Incarceration

VFA hopes to offer our clients a safe environment for holistic healing. We are currently looking for the perfect place/location to offer our clients temporary housing while enrolled in our program. Please contact us if you would like to donate towards or own a space for temporary housing.