Our 501C3 Non-Profit is now in its 23rd year of serving the desert community with its therapy dog program. Our organization takes therapy dogs, Canine Ambassadors as we refer to them, into long-term care facilities, cancer centers and Alzheimer’s facilities for weekly visits.
Our visiting teams (human and canine) are made up of local residents who have amazing dogs that want a weekly job making a loving visit to a facility to bring a smile to the residents.
The concept is very simple: fi you are a full-time resident (sorry, no snowbirds) with an amazing dog and you wish to share him or her with the community, our organization will temperament test your dog. fI he or she passes, we will train the two of you to become volunteers. You must be able to commit to weekly visits, and be willing to let your dog do all the work: you are just the drivers!
We truly have the most dedicated volunteers. If you are interested in visiting an Alzheimer’s facility, a cancer center, or a long- term care facility we have an assignment for you. You must be incredibly adept at ‘listening’ to the folks you visit while your dog makes all the difference in the world by being incredibly engaging with each-and-every person you both visit with!
For more information please review our website, watch the videos, and then give us a call to tell us all about your dog. www.pawsandhearts.org 760-836-1406. Our office is in the Berger Charitable Foundation Building.
