COVID-19

Examining Racial Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System

CORRAL Girls, COVID-19, Systemic Injustice

CORRAL GirlsCOVID-19Systemic Injustice

Examining Racial Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System

By Tia CalvinJune 18, 2020Comments Disabled

We serve the highest-risk girls in our community, the majority of whom come from the juvenile courts. And, we’ve seen the anger on their faces dealing with a system rooted in systemic racism, mirroring that found in the adult criminal justice system. In...

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Phase II Re-Entry Safety Protocol

Business, COVID-19

BusinessCOVID-19

Phase II Re-Entry Safety Protocol

By Joy CurreyJune 12, 2020Comments Disabled

Thanks to the community effort to keep our girls and staff safe during the Phase I Re-Entry, our farms are now ready for a Phase II Re-Entry. We are so grateful to every champion who donated cleaning supplies and gift cards to safely transition our girls...

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My Small Response to a Big Problem

COVID-19, Systemic Injustice

COVID-19Systemic Injustice

My Small Response to a Big Problem

By Camille BrownMay 29, 2020Comments Disabled

A note for fellow white people on the protests in Minneapolis… At CORRAL we use a therapy modality called Natural Lifemanship to teach our girls solid and strong relationship principles. A lot of these principles have to do with the different...

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Gardening for Good

COVID-19, Inspiration, Our Blog

COVID-19InspirationOur Blog

Gardening for Good

By Janvika ShahMay 28, 2020Comments Disabled

Ken has been a CORRAL champion for approximately five years and currently serves on the gardening committee. “I was retiring and looking for an organization to get involved with. After reading about CORRAL in the News and Observer, my wife and I...

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Somatic Therapy: 5 Ways to Tune into Your Body

COVID-19, Mental Health

COVID-19Mental Health

Somatic Therapy: 5 Ways to Tune into Your Body

By Janvika ShahMay 27, 2020Comments Disabled

This post is written by Mona Abutaleb, a local Awareness Guide and Somatic Therapy practitioner. She supports people in becoming aware of themselves as a whole: aware of their patterns, their passions, and what living in alignment feels like for them....

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5 Stress-Relief Strategies To Help Decrease Anxiety

COVID-19, Mental Health

COVID-19Mental Health

5 Stress-Relief Strategies To Help Decrease Anxiety

By Janvika ShahMay 21, 2020Comments Disabled

Written by guest blogger Jamie Criswell, LMFT, Founder & CEO at Foundations Family Therapy. At Foundations Family Therapy, we help struggling individuals, couples, and families gain hope, reclaim their foundation, and move from surviving to thriving....

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Prayer can bring peace in time of turmoil

COVID-19

COVID-19

Prayer can bring peace in time of turmoil

By Jennifer BrownMay 20, 2020Comments Disabled

During this uncertain time, many people have struggled with their mental health. According to a recent poll, nearly half (45%) of Americans have reported that their mental health has been impacted negatively since our nation and our world has been overtaken...

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A Bid for Connection

COVID-19, Mental Health

COVID-19Mental Health

A Bid for Connection

By Heather BrewerMay 18, 2020Comments Disabled

This post is written by Heather Brewer, the Manager of Mental Health Services at our Kildaire Farm Campus. It’s 8:30pm, and the phone rings. On the other end I hear, “Ms. Heather, I just can’t take it anymore. I can’t be here with them anymore. Get...

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Holding Space For Healing

COVID-19

COVID-19

Holding Space For Healing

By Katie ZuccoMay 12, 2020Comments Disabled

Katie Zucco is CORRAL’s Mental Health Services Manager at the Neuse River Campus in Southeast Raleigh. On the surface, my role is to provide the CORRAL girls with individual and group equine-assisted psychology therapy (EAP). It’s so much...

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Lessons Learned from Yoga and Horses

COVID-19, Inspiration, Mental Health, Spirituality

COVID-19InspirationMental HealthSpirituality

Lessons Learned from Yoga and Horses

By Janvika ShahMay 11, 2020Comments Disabled

Our guest blogger today is Katelin, a local registered yoga teacher, lifetime equestrian and real estate advisor, broker and realtor. She is teaching our first Mindfulness Series session on Wednesday 5/13 at 6:30pm. Register here. It’s funny how the...

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