Our Sanctuary
A place designed for
your next chapter.
A restorative sanctuary campus in the Central Arizona Foothills, designed as a peaceful haven for women and families pursuing lasting restoration.
Anchor & Ascent Ministries
We believe independence is possible — and that it takes time, space, and community to get there.
Anchor & Ascent Ministries was born from a simple but radical question: what would it look like to give women not just a hand up, but a genuine runway? Not a 30-day program. Not a shelter. A sanctuary — with the time and tools to build a beautiful, independent future.
Davenport's Rest is the physical expression of that vision — a 5,692-acre sanctuary ranch in Arizona, designed from the ground up to be a place where women and families can stop surviving and start truly living.
It is a complete ecosystem — housing, on-site childcare, spiritual formation, vocational training, and community — all woven together, on one land, for 36 months. Mothers don't leave their children at the door to get help. Their children are part of the journey. And every graduate leaves with a career, a community, and the keys to their own vehicle.
Who We Serve
This place was built for you.
Davenport's Rest is a residential program for single women and single mothers who are ready for a genuine fresh start. We serve women who are done with survival mode — and ready to build something lasting.
You Are Seen Here
Wherever you're coming from, there is a place for you.
Davenport's Rest was built to receive women from many different circumstances. Every pathway in is treated with the same confidentiality, dignity, and care.
Military & Veteran Women
Structure. Security. Mission.
Built with an understanding of duty, structure, and tactical security. We provide military personnel and veterans with a secure perimeter and a mission-focused, confidential space to reclaim their autonomy, transition safely, and heal in absolute peace.
Domestic Violence & Family Safety
Your family heals together.
A complete, multi-tiered sanctuary where mothers and their children can heal together in safety. From day one, we establish absolute physical protection, secure residential spaces, and protective care structures — allowing your family to rebuild without fear.
Survivors of Trafficking & Exploitation
Anonymous. Protected. Free.
An anonymous, fully protected pathway to an independent life. We offer a private environment backed by comprehensive stabilization, trauma-informed wellness, and economic empowerment systems designed to ensure you are safe, secure, and self-sufficient.
All inquiries and applications are handled with complete confidentiality. No information is shared without your explicit consent.
Safety & Privacy
A place where you can finally exhale.
Highly Secure Campus
Davenport's Rest is a gated, private property. The physical security of our campus is intentional — you should never have to look over your shoulder here.
Undisturbed & Remote
The campus is deliberately removed from the noise and pressures of everyday life. Campus location is confidential to protect resident safety and privacy. This is a place to be undisturbed.
Refuge, Not Institution
This is not a facility. It is a home. Every design decision — from the land to the community structure — prioritizes dignity, warmth, and genuine belonging.
The Land
Restorative sanctuary campus — Central Arizona Foothills. Location confidential.
Acres
Open land in Arizona — space to breathe, walk, work, and heal.
Months
The full journey — enough time for real, lasting transformation across three structured phases.
Children
Single mothers may bring up to four children. Your family is welcome here.
The Equestrian & Hippotherapy Division
Healing that begins before the classroom.
Davenport's Rest is the hands-on, animal-assisted therapy wing of the Anchor & Ascent Ministries ecosystem. Before vocational training begins, the land itself begins its work — through rhythmic movement, living connection, and the quiet power of the natural world.
Horses respond to presence, not performance. That truth alone can be profoundly healing for women and children who have spent years in survival mode. Our equestrian division harnesses the clinically recognized benefits of equine interaction to restore nervous system regulation, rebuild trust, and create the inner calm that makes all other growth possible.
The land heals first. Then the work begins.
Our Programs
Three pathways. One purpose.
Program One
Hippotherapy
Hippotherapy uses the rhythmic, multidimensional movement of a horse to engage the neurological system in ways that traditional therapy cannot replicate. As a participant moves with the horse, the brain and body are gently challenged to regulate, respond, and recalibrate — building neurological function, postural strength, and emotional equilibrium simultaneously.
At Davenport's Rest, hippotherapy is designed for both women and their children — creating a shared healing environment where mothers and kids can experience restoration together. The residential spaces and equestrian facilities are intentionally structured so that no woman has to choose between her own healing and the wellbeing of her children. They heal side by side, on the same land, at the same time.
Program Two
Animal Husbandry
The daily care of animals — feeding, grooming, mucking stalls, monitoring health — is far more than farm work. It is a structured, sensory-rich practice that builds routine, responsibility, and a deep sense of purpose. When you are responsible for a living creature, something shifts inside you.
Our animal husbandry program is woven into the daily rhythm of campus life, giving residents hands-on experience with horses, livestock, and other animals while developing the practical skills and inner steadiness that carry into every other area of the 36-month journey.
Program Three
Specialized Support for Autism
Davenport's Rest offers dedicated pathways for children and adults on the autism spectrum. Equine-assisted activities have been shown to improve communication, social engagement, sensory processing, and self-regulation in individuals with autism — often reaching places that traditional therapies cannot.
Our specialized support program is designed with the unique sensory and communication needs of each participant in mind, offering a calm, structured, and deeply individualized experience on the land.
The Facilities
Built for healing. Rooted in the land.
Central Arizona Foothills (Location Confidential)
A 5,692-Acre Restorative Sanctuary
Davenport’s REST operates on a private, secure restorative sanctuary campus in the Central Arizona Foothills. Campus location is confidential to protect the dignity, privacy, and physical safety of residents and survivors. Our grounds feature trauma-informed residential housing, therapeutic programming, and dedicated equine-assisted therapy facilities.
- Trauma-informed residential housing
- Therapeutic walking trails
- Central lake
- Equine-assisted therapy facilities
Campus-Wide
Infrastructure & Support
The campus is equipped with the facilities, trained staff, and safety protocols needed to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed equine programming to residents, children, and community participants.
- Trained equine staff
- Safety protocols
- Accessible design
- Trauma-informed environment
In Partnership With
Ascent: Wellness & Health
Davenport's Rest operates in seamless partnership with Ascent: Wellness & Health — our dedicated wellness and clinical support entity. Where the equine division provides the embodied, land-based foundation of healing, Ascent provides the clinical, whole-person wellness framework that surrounds and deepens that work.
Together, these two entities form an integrated continuum of care — from the arena to the counseling room — ensuring that every participant receives support that is both grounded and clinically sound.
Clinical Oversight
Ascent provides licensed clinical support that complements and deepens the equine therapy experience.
Whole-Person Wellness
Physical health, mental wellness, and nutritional support are woven into the integrated care model.
Continuum of Care
From the arena to the counseling room, participants move through a seamless, coordinated support system.
Intake & Contact
Ready to learn more?
Whether you are inquiring for yourself, a child, or someone you care for — we welcome your questions. All inquiries are handled with complete confidentiality and care.
Our Foundation
Everything here is built on faith.
We believe that God sees every woman who has been overlooked, worn down, or told she's too far gone. We believe He restores. We believe He calls women into purpose — and that sometimes, He uses the quiet of the Central Arizona Foothills land and a community of believers to do it.
Davenport's Rest is not a secular program with a chapel bolted on. Faith is the architecture. Spiritual formation, prayer, Scripture, and community are woven into every part of life on campus — because we believe that is where lasting change begins.
"He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake."
Psalm 23:3
What We Stand For
Our core values.
Faith-Centered
We believe God restores, redeems, and calls every woman into a purpose greater than her past. Faith is not a program module — it is the soil everything else grows from.
Whole-Life Restoration
True independence is built from the inside out. We invest in the whole person — spirit, mind, body, and practical skill — because lasting change never happens in just one dimension.
Community Over Isolation
You were never meant to do this alone. Our campus is intentionally designed to foster deep, genuine relationships among women who are building something new — together.
Rooted in Place
The restorative sanctuary campus in the Central Arizona Foothills is not incidental — it is intentional. Space, stillness, and the natural world are woven into the healing environment we are creating here.
Ready to learn more?
Explore the full 36-month journey, or take the first step and begin your application.