Causes: Animal-Related, Animals, Human Service Organizations, Human Services

Mission: Horse Hugs is a non-profit, all volunteer group located in Stillwater, MN that uses miniature horses to visit patients in hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, assisted care centers, special needs children and at-risk teens.

Target demographics: We have been concentrating on Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Centers as we have found that this is a greatly over-looked group that can be very lonely and in need of visitors.

Direct beneficiaries per year: over 600 people

Geographic areas served: Twin Cities

Programs: Visiting seniors and patients in hospitals