Canine Assisted Therapy, Inc. (C.A.T.) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization focused on recruiting quality volunteers and their dogs who willingly dedicate their time to improve the lives of those in need.  C.A.T. provides the training, evaluation, certification, insurance and education of therapy dog teams.  Placement assistance for volunteer teams is provided in addition to a continuing education program which provides Continuing Education Units to professionals in the medical, human services and mental health care industries.  Our volunteers not only provide the unconditional love of their dogs to those in nursing homes, hospitals and hospice, but our Advanced Certified C.A.T. Dogs assist in the rehabilitation and physical therapy of patients and the disabled.

The Pack Readers program provides assistance to children in grade school and middle school who may be struggling with reading skills or lack the self confidence to read in the classroom.  

C.A.T.'s Teen Corps provides training for teens and their dogs and provides them with a fun way to provide community service with the help of their pet. 

Our Senior Corps program brings a volunteer opportunity to seniors in independent and assisted living facilities, by allowing them the ability to give back to the community even if they are unable to leave their residence.

Thank you for considering our wish list:

• General
  Website design and maintenance
  Locking Filling Cabinet

• Pack Readers
  Sponsors for Pack Readers t-shirts for the children participating in the program
  Pack backs
  Notebooks
  Pencils & erasers
  Mats or blankets for the children to sit on during Pack Reader sessions

• Continuing Education
  Overhead projector
  Projection screen
  Sponsorship for facilitator’s fees
  Sponsors to provide food for seminars

• Teen Corps
  Sponsorship to help pay the $25 fee for teen membership
  Sponsorship to help pay for therapy vests for the dogs – This gives the teens a real sense of pride and ownership in the program

• Senior Corps
  Sponsors for Senior Corps t-shirts

• Physical and Occupational Therapy
  Special Vest with big zippers, buttons, and strings to tie bows
  Balls for patients to throw for the dogs to retrieve
  Art Supplies

• Evaluations
  Healthy dog treats for testing

• MISC
  Donations to a special fund for volunteer dogs who become sick or injured and cannot afford veterinary care.

For more information, please contact:

debra@catdogs.org or joanne@catdogs.org
954-319-3170

Canine Assisted Therapy, Inc.
P.O. Box 460176
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33346-0176

Visit our website:  http://www.catdogs.org