Welcome to
CEDAR HILL SANCTUARY
We provide care to farm animals and education programs for developing communications skills, team work, and self-confidence.
Our Mission
Cedar Hill Sanctuary’s mission is to inspire compassion for animals, the land we live on, and each other by offering a safe, welcoming space where people and farm animals come together to experience growth, healing and connection.
We provide high-quality, specialized care to farm animals, offer farm animal education programs, art therapy and education programs for all learners, with a focus on neurodiverse youth and adults, and provide experiential therapy to ensure the Cedar Hill community is accessible for everyone.
Because we are a not-for-profit and funding for the Sanctuary is provided by our very generous donors that see our mission as a way to connect and give to the community, we can offer full scholarships for most of our programs! Contact us to receive scholarship information.
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Thank You to Our 2025 Annual Fundraiser Dinner Sponsors!
About Cedar Hill Sanctuary
Our Story
We are a family-owned and operated business approved by the IRS as a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization and approved by the IRS as a public charity under IRS section 509 (a) (2). Our mission is to inspire compassion for animals, the land we live on, and each other by offering a safe, welcoming space where people and farm animals come together to experience growth, healing and connection.
Where We Are
In the Lydick section of South Bend, Indiana, situated on 10 acres of land. Five of the acres have on it 3 barns, 3 chicken coops, a school house, a general store, and front and back pastures. Another five acres are used for farmland. There is also an 1860 farm house on the Sanctuary.
Our Farming Practices
We believe in sustainable farming practices that promote the health of our land, our crops, and our community. We use natural fertilizers and pest control methods, rotate our crops, and conserve water to ensure that our farming practices are environmentally responsible.
Trees and shrubs, including evergreen, mulberry, maple, oak, boxwood, holly, dogwood, hydrangea, and lilac, all contributing to the diverse and vibrant ecosystem of Cedar Hill Sanctuary are not to be removed / trimmed without prior approval by the Board of Directors..
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