...to enrich the lives of families with special needs children
through customized therapeutic experiences

Press Releases

A Different Kind of Therapy

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

Leg Up Farm has served more than 800 children since opening in April 2010. This story from the York Daily Record highlights just two of these families and the difference we can make in their lives.

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The York Daily Record did published this amazing article about Emilee. Emilee has Alexander Disease and we are lucky to have her at Leg Up Farm. Read this story to learn more about an amazing little girl.

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Rainbow Therapy Gardens Completed

Monday, November 26th, 2012

Leg Up Farm wrapped up construction of our Rainbow Therapy Gardens. It was an amazing process start to finish. We are so thankful to everyone who gave their time, resources, energy, & love to make it an amazing place for the children & families of Leg Up Farm. Please watch this photo montage to see the transformation.

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Retirement Life Matters

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

Leg Up Farm President & CEO Lou Castriota, Jr. was recently featured on Retirement Life Matters. You can listen to the full interview here

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Rainbow Gardens Progress

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

Progress continues on the Rainbow Gardens at Leg Up Farm. We are now working on the country's largest therapeutic koi pond as well as the outdoor music garden and games area. Splash Supply Company has designed and constructed an amazing pond and on July 10th, the liner was pulled into place. You can watch some of the video from Fox 43 here. Our pond will hold approximately 450,000 gallons of water and is designed to capture, clean, and reuse rainwater from the roof of our facility. Families will be able to hand feed and interact with the 500 fish in the pond and enjoy the beautiful view. Our music gardenwill provide great opporunities for the kids to play outside and enjoy nature. We anticipate being done by the middle of September.

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Susquehanna Style Magazine Highlights Volunteers at Leg Up Farm

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Leg Up Farm is featured in the May-June 2012 issue of Susquehanna Style magazine. It focuses on our volunteers and how important they are to our operation. A great article.

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Leg Up Farm Becomes A United Way Partner Agency

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Leg Up Farm is proud to be a new United Way of York County partner agency. Visit their website at www.unitedway-york.org and read their spring newsletter for more information. We are excited about becoming members of the United Way.

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Leg Up Farm wins 2012 Nonprofit Innovation Award

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Leg Up Farm is proud to be chosen as the winner of the 2012 Nonprofit Innovation Award in the Management Operations category for our Circle of Care program model. It was a fantastic event, and Leg Up Farm was proud to be nominated alongside so many worthwhile local nonprofits.

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