Healing veterans and first responders through therapeutic farm work and brotherhood.
TUSCOLA, ILLINOIS · 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT
Free for those who served: purpose, animals, gardens, and peer support. Not waiting rooms.
Want to support as a member? Paid memberships start at $120 a year.
WHAT THIS PLACE IS
This is a veteran-led therapeutic farm. Healing happens through real farm work with animals, gardens, peer support, and purpose. This is not a waiting room. The work does not care about your rating. Core programs are free for veterans and first responders.
“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” — Proverbs 16:9 (NIV)
DOCTRINE / NORTH STAR
Scars into strength. Never leave a comrade behind. We believe in faith, work, animals, and purpose. No grand promises. Just a place to keep showing up, do the work, and find solid ground.
HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS
SHOW UP AND WORK
Start with a task. Feed an animal. Mend a fence. Let the day give you something solid to do.
ANIMALS FIRST
Care for the animals before anything else. Their needs set the pace.
QUIET GROUND
There is room to breathe. Stories come when the man is ready.
GROW SOMETHING
The garden is a flagship healing space. Work the soil. Watch something grow. Take that feeling with you.
Explore what we offer
Animal & Equestrian Therapy
First-Responder PTO Recovery Days
Garden Therapy
Peer Support & Story Circle
Open Gate — Animals & free lessons for everyone who visits. Anyone can meet the animals and take free lessons on site. Learn more about this SoV program and help keep the gate open.
Scars of Valor Foundation is a 501(c)(3) helping veterans and first responders heal, based in Tuscola, Illinois.
Founded by Bradley Ingram, Army Captain, we heal veterans and first responders through therapeutic farm work and brotherhood. Our work includes Open Gate animal and equestrian experiences, Meditation Garden therapy, peer support and story circles, and first-responder PTO recovery days.
We feed the community through regenerative partnership. Programs are free for those who served—purpose, animals, gardens, and peer support, not waiting rooms.
Who we are
FIND YOUR WAY IN
Meditation Garden
Help build a healing garden where veterans and first responders can breathe, reflect, and grow.
Give to the GardenOpen Gate
Anyone through the gate can meet the animals and take free lessons on site. Your gift funds volunteer hosts, safety gear, lesson kits, and care for the program animals.
Fund Open GateJoin
Free for Veterans and First Responders. Community memberships from $120 a year help carry the mission.
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The book
Scars of Valor – A Soldier’s Fight for Legacy
By Bradley Ingram, Army Captain · Digital edition · $30