FOSTER, R.I. (WLNE) — An unassuming property in Foster is home to a program that’s helping veterans in ways you may not expect.

From chickens to goats, and horses to dogs, the Dare to Dream Ranch is using every square inch of its property in Foster to give veterans and their families a chance to live again.

Army and marine veteran Joseph Rollan has been working at the ranch since the spring.

“Its taught me patience…because the front of my brain is bruised, I’m very impulsive, so its helped me think everything, just whether its a minute or it’s ten minutes to help me think about something and the repercussions of something before I act on it. “Rollan said.

Founder Karen Dalton came up with the holistic approach out of pure necessity.

“Everything that helped me is what I’m doing here,”

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