The purpose of the Assistance Dog Fundraising Campaign is to raise funds for the acquisition, training, care and maintenance, private placement, and follow-up case management of high quality, specifically trained Assistance Dogs. These specially trained Assistance Dogs will provide services to and be personally placed with individuals with physical, neurological, psychiatric and/or emotional disabilities.

This fundraising campaign is being conducted under the auspices and direct management of the paws4people_TM foundation, which is classified by the IRS as a public charity with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status under Code section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). The organization's EIN is: 54-1948479; its most current IRS DLN is: 17053274781095.

The Mission of paws4people_TM foundation is to enhance the lives of special and regular education students, seniors, and the seriously ill or disabled, by utilizing the “Special Powers” of canine companionship displayed by highly trained Assistance Dogs; including Service Dogs, Educational Assistance K-9s, Rehabilitative Assistance Dogs, and Social Therapy dogs in specialized educational, private placement and therapeutic visitation programs. To accomplish this mission the paws4peopleTM K-9 Training Institute (KTI), an internal operational division of paws4peopleTM, Inc., was created. For more information concerning KTI Click here: KTI.paws4people.org

To learn more about any of our Private Placement Candidates for a Service Dog, please click on any of the links below: