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1 person is interested
Pet Therapy Visitor Portage Lakes Campus
ORGANIZATION: ST LUKE FOUNDATION
Please visit the new page to apply.
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1 person is interested
Our residents greatly enjoy visits from pets and trained therapy animals. It improves their mood and lifts their spirits. Pet visits offer an emotional connection and brightens their day.
Volunteers bringing per visitors must complete our application and a 2 step TB test. Their pet must have a health screening questionnaire completed by their veterinarian and be at least a year old with a predictable, friendly temperament. They should be accepting of a stranger coming up and talking to their owner, accepting of a leash while in our facility, willing to interact with the residents and willing to be petted by residents.
More opportunities with ST LUKE FOUNDATION
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About ST LUKE FOUNDATION
Location:
220 APPLEGROVE ST NE, NORTH CANTON, OH 44720, US
Mission Statement
The St. Luke Foundation helps to ensure that the ministry of St. Luke Lutheran Community, on behalf of the aging, will continue for as long as there is a need for such care. St. Luke Lutheran Community's mission is to provide faith-based services to enrich the lives of older adults.
Description
St. Luke Lutheran Home was founded in 1954 by the Lutheran Women's League of Stark and adjacent counties. This group of energetic and nurturing women from area Lutheran churches recognized a need to care for seniors who could no longer completely manage on their own.
The St. Luke Foundation was established in 1983 to provide financial support for the benefit of St. Luke Lutheran Community and its residents. The Foundation is a separate, not-for-profit, charitable corporation having its own board of trustees.
St. Luke Lutheran Community now has four facilities: North Canton, Portage Lakes, Minerva, & The Waterford. It is affiliated with the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), recognized by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) and acknowledged as an outreach ministry of both.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
615 Latham LaneAkron, OH 44319
DATE POSTED
April 29, 2019
SKILLS
- Animal Care / Handling
- Animal Therapy
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Volunteers bringing therapy animals can come as often as they like. Some come a few times per month, others come a couple of times per week.
- Volunteers bringing per visitors must complete our application and a 2 step TB test. Their pet must have a health screening questionnaire completed by their veterinarian and be at least a year old with a predictable, friendly temperament.