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A Leg Up

Leg Up Farm doesn’t feel like a medical facility. And that’s the whole point.

You won’t find any outdated waiting areas, antiseptic offices, or endless hospital corridors here. Instead, with its barrier-free playground, colorful classrooms, giant koi pond, rolling horse pastures, and on-site barn, the cutting-edge pediatric therapy center located in Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania, is a dream-come-true for children with special needs.

“Kids don’t think they’re coming here for therapy,” explains Jennifer Hitz, Leg Up Farm’s chief development officer. “This is where they

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