Mission Statement For The Phoenix Center Project

The Phoenix Center provides a low-cost or free therapeutic service to traumatized children, especially those from low-income families. Childhood trauma refers to physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, physical and emotional neglect, grief and loss, household dysfunction, witness to acts of violence, accidents, and natural disasters. Childhood traumatic stress occurs when children and adolescents are exposed to traumatic events that overwhelm their ability to cope. The goal of the Phoenix Center is to help these children before the effects become long lasting and have an impact on their future. By using multiple forms of therapy, like sand play, equestrian therapy, and yoga to say a few, the staff at the Phoenix Center is able to help the clients with healing from traumatic events.
The campus will be composed of a clinic, an equine therapy center and an activity camp that are all used towards different forms of therapies. The overall goal of the project is to create a safe, imaginative and attractive environment that supports the Center’s innovative, trauma- informed care approaches. For the extent in which the Phoenix Center has been operational, their main focus is to help children overcome their traumas though different therapeutic