Overview

Founded in 2007, Project Horseshoe Farm is a non-profit organization based in Greensboro (Hale County), Alabama that seeks to build upon strengths in our community by offering service and support programs for seniors, people with mental illness, and at-risk children. Horseshoe Farm also offers leadership development opportunities including elective rotations for medical students and medical residents as well as a year-long "Horseshoe Farm Fellowship" as a gap year opportunity for top recent college graduates from around the country. The Horseshoe Farm staff, many committed community volunteers, and the students in our leadership development programs work closely together and with our community and partners to pursue our three-part mission of Service, Community, and Leadership Development:

Victorian farmhouse that serves as the home for the Horseshoe Farm supported housing program

Service — To initiate, develop, and carry out social entrepreneurial, service leadership driven, and relationship focused community based programs that improve the quality of life of vulnerable residents of Hale County and the Black Belt Region.

Community, Citizenship, and Engagement — To engage and work with our community to help reinforce and build upon its existing strengths and values. Through our service programs, to provide added opportunities and support to members of our community interested in providing help and service to its vulnerable members.

Leadership Development and Education — To expose promising prospective community based service leaders, especially those interested in healthcare, medicine and education, to ideas, skills, and experiences that will help prepare them to become more discerning and effective leaders in the service to others.