501(c)(3) · Salinas, California · EIN 42-2649796
Healing and learning can happen side by side.
The Monterey Mini Cow Company Foundation exists to create meaningful connections between people, animals, and agriculture through therapeutic experiences, hands-on education, and community outreach.
At the heart of our mission is serving children with special needs and families who benefit from safe, sensory-rich environments where healing, confidence, and emotional connection can grow through interaction with animals.
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Who we serve
Children who need a softer door into the world. Families who need a quiet afternoon. Communities who deserve ag education without a price barrier.
Children with special needs
Sensory-friendly visits. No pressure. Animals patient enough to wait while courage grows.
Adults with disabilities
Real connection through animal care — including partnerships like Gateway Center of Monterey.
Veterans & first responders
Quiet ranch time. No performance required.
Schools & youth
Field trips and FFA/4-H pathways in a region where ag education too often disappeared.
Seniors
Mobile visits that bring surprise and conversation into living communities.
Families & community
Inclusive ranch days where accessibility is the default, not an afterthought.
Mission in action
Gateway Center of Monterey — and a day the news cameras came.
Staff and adults from Gateway Center gathered with our miniature Highlands for a therapeutic visit in Pacific Grove. KSBW Action News 8 covered the day. This is not a brochure claim — it is the work: calm animals, inclusive spaces, and dignity.
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Time, talent, and when you're ready — treasure.
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Volunteer
Host visits, support accessibility, help on school days, steward the ranch. Real roles — not a signup black hole.
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Scholarship
The Mesa Road Rising Stewards Scholarship: $10,000 for one Monterey Bay FFA member who expands access in agriculture.
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Visit & programs
Request a therapeutic or educational visit. Private appointments — unhurried, personal, accessibility-minded.
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Accessible by design
Wheelchair-visible. Sensory-aware. Ranch-real.
Our miniature Highlands stand roughly eye-level with a child in a wheelchair. Visits can move slower. Quiet hours matter. We plan for access first — then welcome everyone else into that same care.
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We believe healing and learning can happen side by side — sometimes in a classroom, and sometimes in a barn beside an animal that changes someone's life forever.