Media Information
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The Story of paws4peopleTM
At just 12 years old, Kyria Henry founded paws4people™ , and later paws4vets™, training and pairing service dogs with Veterans, active duty Service Members, children, seniors and individuals living with disabilities or serious illnesses. In 2011, she was recognized as the grand-prize winner in Ikea’s national Life Improvement Sabbatical Contest, where she received $100,000 to spend a year focusing on helping others through her organization. Kyria was also a finalist for Glamour Magazine 2010 Woman of the Year.
To contact or interview Kyria, call (276) 299-0292 or email kyria.p4p@gmail.com
Senior Staff
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Kyria Henry – Founder
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Terry Henry
Chairman, Executive Director, paws4people™ Executive Director, paws4vets™
30+ years of management & command experience in the military, federal government, private industry & a non-profit organization.
Certified Assistance Dog Trainer, pKTI Certified Assistance Dog Handler [SD, EAD, RAD and STD]
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Kyria Henry
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Kyria Henry
Founder and Deputy Executive Director,paws4people™, Inc.
Executive Director, paws4prisons™
BMdS., West Virginia University w/ concentrations in: Speech Pathology & Audiology, Business Administration, Religious Studies and Disabilities Studies
10+ years of management & K-9 training within a non-profit organization.
Certified Assistance Dog Trainer, pKTI Certified Assistance Dog Trainer, Bergin University of Canine Studies Certified Assistance Dog Handler [SD, EAD, RAD and STD], pKTI
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, Educational Assistance K-9s, Rehabilitative Assistance Dogs and Social Therapy dogs in specialized educational, private placements and therapeutic visitation programs.
While there are many organizations that share our goal to enhance human lives with canine love, we have found that no other training program matches the selectiveness, variety and qualifications of the paws4people™ programs. Most organizations focus on either hospitals, nursing homes, private placements or schools. Our mission’s multiple aspects are unique in providing diverse groups of citizens with a menu of programs from which they can select the one that best meets their needs.
Both Terry and Kyria are often asked to speak on the following topics:
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- The mission of paws4people™ / paws4prisons™ / paws4vets™
- The Use of Psychiatric Service Dogs
- The Use of Psychiatric Service Dogs as an Adjunct Therapeutic Intervention
- How to utilize Service Dogs & Educational Assistance Dogs as Assistive Technology within the classroom/clinical therapy setting
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A list of suggested questions:
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- Where does paws4peopleTM get its dogs and why does paws4people primarily use Golden Retrievers and Labs?
- Don’t the inmates find it very difficult/impossible to give up a dog they have trained for so long?
- Explain how a Psychiatric Service Dog changes the life of a Veteran with PTSD.
- Do you use shelter rescue dog?
- Can you train my own dog to be a Service Dog?
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A list of publications and speaking appearances:
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- Annual Mental Health America Conference, Washington, D.C. 2010
- Various Civic Groups; American Legions, V.F.W. Posts, Rotary Clubs, Kiwanis Clubs, etc.
- Command and staff of the Warrior Transition Unit, Ft Stewart, GA
- Command and staff WINN U.S. Army Hospital, Ft. Stewart, GA
- Command and staff, 3rd Infantry Division Mechanized, Ft. Stewart, GA
- Command and staff, Wounded Warrior Battalion – East, Camp LeJeune, NC
- Provost, Dean of the Watson School of Education, Dean of the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences and faculties, University of North Carolina Wilmington
- Staff of the USMC Wounded Warrior Regiment, Quantico, VA
- Warden and staff, West Virginia Correction Department – Lakin
- Warden and Stafff, U.S. Bureau of Prisons; U.S. Penitentiary Hazelton, Federal Correctional Institutions; Morgantown, Jesup and Gilmer, Federal; Prison Camp Alderson.
- Staff, U. S. Army Wounded Warrior Program
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paws4peopleTM Programs
Educational & Operational Programs
K-9 Assisted-Instructional Program (Special Education Classrooms)
K-9 Assisted Reading Enrichment Programs (Schools & Libraries)
Typical Therapy Visitation (Hospital, Nursing Homes, Hospices) Program
K-9 & Human Training Programs
Train Assistance Dogs
Inmates – Trained to train Assistance Dogs
Wounded Warriors – Trained to train Assistance Dogs
Assistance Dog Private Placement
Civilians (generally under age of 14) – paws4people™
Veterans, Active-duty Service Member, Dependents – paws4vets™
Case Studies:
Buf and Sally – Article
Case Followup Report
Published Articles (Kyria):
Canine Counseling: Man’s Best Friend Aides War Veterans in Recovery
The Power of paws4prisons – Year 1
paws4people™: Shedding Light on the Limitless World of Assistance Dogs
