With permission from our clients, we are able to share some experiences that illustrate the impact BITS, and therefore you as BITS’ supporters, has had on their lives.  –

“Parents of a child with multiple disabilities contacted our Executive Director out of desperation. They were at a loss as to how they could help their daughter; she was in and out of the state hospital and treatment centers. They feared for her life.  We immediately started her in our SOAR Program.

When she first came to us, she didn’t speak a word. She was very withdrawn, never smiled or had any facial expressions except for sadness and pain. By week three she started opening up a little bit more and started talking to us. By week five she opened up to her mental health provider at the SOAR Program and told her about all of the hard things that were going on in her life and how much she was struggling.

By week seven she was leading horses around with all the confidence in the world.  She set up an obstacle course for her peers and stood in the middle of the arena and gave them clear instructions as to what she wanted them to do. We invited the parents to watch the riding lesson during their children’s last week, and they were in tears by the end of the lesson. They could not believe the growth they saw in their daughter.”

To see such a transformation in our clients is greater than we ever could have imagined! The work we do makes a difference in the lives of so many in this community, and you all have been such a large part of that. Thank you all so much for all that you have done, and for any support you may extend in the future.