Power Paws for Kids Inc.

Animal Assisted Therapy

Mission StatementThe Mission of the Organization is to provide the community with an animal assisted program that will help to promote health and well-being through positive inter-actions with animals.”

Power Paws for Kids Inc. uses canines who are certified with *Delta Society or TDI (Therapy Dogs International)

*We, at Power Paws for Kids Inc., will also provide training and testing for Delta Certification for a small fee for qualifying dogs. These organizations also require a fee.

www.deltasociety.org www.tdi-dog.org

Our Reading Program

Power Paws provides reading sessions in school and public library settings. During this program. Volunteers and their dogs are matched with students who have been identified by teachers as reluctant readers. During this session, students read aloud to a Power Paws volunteer and their dog. This process builds the confidence of these students and provides them with an exciting environment to practice their reading skills, which they find less intimidating and think of as a fun experience. Learning to read is often less about intellectual limitation than about overcoming fear.

Studies have shown that animals help increase relaxation and lower blood pressure, listen attentively, do not judge, criticize or laugh, allow children to proceed at their own pace, and are less intimidating than peers.

LEARNING….

HELPING….

LISTENING…..

ENJOYING!

***GRADUATION OF PAWSITIVE READERS!***

Our Rally Obedience Program

We Provide WEEKLY GROUP SESSIONS WHERE PARTICIPANTS ARE MATCHED

WITH A VOLUNTEER AND THEIR DOG FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES ARE GOAL DIRECTED AND FOCUS ON CANINE TRAINING THROUGH

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT.This program helps to improve peer relations, expressing emotion, gaining impulse control, increasing social skills and communication, showing empathy and compassion, increasing attention skills and cooperation, and gaining self –worth and confidence.

TAKING THE LEASH IS THE FIRST STEP

OUR TRAINING FACILITATOR LINA ROLLAND

LEARNING THE TUNNELS

STAY!

Assisted living and Nursing Home Visits

Power Paws provides visits from our volunteers and their dogs to nursing homes and assisted living facilities. We use the human-animal bond to improve the quality of life for residents. During our visits, volunteers and their dogs go from room to room letting residents pet the dogs and chatwith them. Residents look forward to their four legged friends and are forming bonds with the dogs and their owners. Our visits add warmth and extra love to the lives of residents.

GENTLY TAKING A TREAT

If your interested in joining us or want more information on our programs then please visit our web site at:www.powerpawsforkids.orgAnd fill out a volunteer form.

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Production of Power Paws for Kids Inc AAT 2010