Offering hope for young men struggling with behavioral, mental and emotional health.
Rawhide’s community-based youth counseling provides a safe space for young men and women to talk about how they feel without fear of judgment.
Our youth and community job training programs lead to bright futures.
Your donations help transform young lives.
Get involved in the life-changing work that happens every day at Rawhide.
Since 1965, our mission has been one of belief.
Join a team committed to uplifting the lives of at-risk youth—your journey of making a difference starts here.
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Therapy options to fit your youths’ needs.
Fully licensed. Fully compassionate.
Here to help in your community
Rawhide is a faith-based 501(c)(3) recognized charity. But it’s more than a designation. It’s our faith roots that compel us to do the work we do. We were founded on—and are still guided by—the selfless love we’ve been called to give. At Rawhide, that’s our motivation. And it’s why we are committed to being a rock to lean on, and an unwavering source of hope for the hurting.
Being dependent on God, we inspire and equip at-risk youth and their families to lead healthy and responsible lives through family-centered care, treatment, and education.
Young men often lack trust in the system when they arrive at Rawhide’s residential care program. And sometimes, they lack trust in the families who’ve raised them. Our positive, structured environment helps rebuild that trust – in themselves and others – by focusing on mental health, building upon personal strengths and teaching responsibility.
Our teen residential treatment gathers male youth together in home settings staffed by live-in house parents. These leaders demonstrate healthy relationships, faith and respect for others. From basic hygiene to coping skills for challenging moments, youth learn essential, healthy behaviors that prepare them for success back in their communities.
Many youth arrive at Rawhide lacking the credits they need to complete high school or even middle school. Trained in working with at-risk youth, the caring teachers at Starr Academy help youth build basic English, math, reading, science and social studies skills and recover credits. Starr Academy is fully accredited by the Wisconsin DPI. It can grant diplomas or prepare students to return home on the path to graduation.
Our therapists focus on the many dimensions of life: spiritual, cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and social. They work with youth and often their families to provide customized therapy that heals and promotes positive behaviors.
Our therapists help youth learn about self-regulation, using cutting-edge, evidence-based, sensory therapies.
Our equine-assisted therapy program creates a safe, judgment-free zone and builds trust – not just with the horse but also between youth and therapist.
Set on a 714-acre campus along the Wolf River in New London, Wisconsin, Rawhide’s headquartersmain campus is home to family-style living spaces, horse barns, classrooms, an auto repair shop and far more. Its peaceful, rural setting provides a comfortable place for youth to heal and reflect on what they’d like their lives to become.
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We’ll contact you to schedule a pickup, or you can drop off at a location near you.
We’ll send you a receipt after your donation.