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Know Your Worth

By Nancy PardueMarch 10, 2018Comments Disabled

In my work as a CORRAL volunteer, I am fortunate that I see girls growing and their lives changing in positive ways. Being a part of this extraordinary community, I am often reminded of author Iyanla Vanzant‘s words. “Everything that happens to...

We Have a Responsibility to Our Children

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We Have a Responsibility to Our Children

By Joy CurreyFebruary 23, 2018Comments Disabled

CORRAL Riding Academy — a small, local non-profit that’s dedicated to making a big impact in the lives of girls — doesn’t interact with our Congress, the NRA or the FBI. These large scale organizations don’t have much relevance to the grassroots,...

Life on the Edge of a Calling: Reconnecting with God, Self and Family

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Life on the Edge of a Calling: Reconnecting with God, Self and Family

By Joy CurreyFebruary 08, 2018Comments Disabled

Resolutions In the summer of 2017 I took a break — a sabbatical — from everyone and everything except my belief in God, my husband and my children. As a mother, wife, and founder of a non-profit, many depend on me. However, I was worn out and wasn’t...

Looking to Change a Life?

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Looking to Change a Life?

By Joy CurreyJune 27, 2017Comments Disabled

Volunteer with us Passionate about making broken lives whole? Looking to contribute time and talent? Interested in working with girls in high-risk situations to provide healing and transformational life change? If yes, you’ll find plenty of opportunities...

CORRAL Girls Win The Race

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CORRAL Girls Win The Race

By Joy CurreyMay 23, 2017Comments Disabled

20 Worth 120 Thank you! What a race we ran at our seventh annual Derby Dinner! We set out to raise $120,000 to ensure 20 girls would enter our Riding Academy in 2017–18. Let’s talk about the results. Expectations Exceeded With the support of the...

Our Growth, Our Goals

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Our Growth, Our Goals

By Joy CurreyApril 18, 2017Comments Disabled

Perhaps you’ve heard we’ve purchased our Farm! CORRAL now has a permanent 10-acre home. We couldn’t have done it without so, so many — entirely too many to name here. We are forever grateful. Thank you to all who believed in, prayed for and...

Derby Dinner: The Stakes Are High

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Derby Dinner: The Stakes Are High

By Joy CurreyMarch 20, 2017Comments Disabled

We need you to gallop down to our annual Derby Dinner at North Carolina State University’s Talley Student Union May 5 from 6–9:30 p.m. For the seventh time, we look forward to seeing you at our signature fundraiser; while the location’s new,...

The Education Pillar of Our Holistic Approach to Healing

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The Education Pillar of Our Holistic Approach to Healing

By Joy CurreyFebruary 21, 2017Comments Disabled

In our work with our CORRAL girls, we focus on transformational life change. This requires a holistic intervention: emotional, physical, spiritual and mental. We also focus on academic intervention, as education is key to helping our girls lead healthier,...

Acting Locally, Thinking Globally

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Acting Locally, Thinking Globally

By Joy CurreyJanuary 17, 2017Comments Disabled

We started CORRAL because we wanted to change girls’ lives. We identified a holistic approach that would help us reach at-risk girls and transform their lives. While our equine assisted therapy is a big part of what we do, the education piece is equally...

Our Girls and Our Horses: Healing Together

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Our Girls and Our Horses: Healing Together

By Joy CurreyJanuary 04, 20174 Comments

Our Horses It’s not only our girls who are awesome. And it’s not only our girls who are rescued. Our 11 horses are all rescues and all equally awesome. Like our girls they’ve also experienced trauma; at CORRAL our horses will heal and become whole....

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