Assistance Canines of Texas (ACT)

Mission Statement

• Increase public awareness of the rights of individuals with disabilities and service dog teams. • Assist individuals with disabilities to obtain professional team training and support to train their own service dog. • Provide no/low-cost training supplies and/or service dog equipment. • Coordinate with rescue organizations and local animal shelters to place dogs as service dogs in training (SDIT) candidates. • To provide information to foundations, corporate giving programs, and government resources about the substantial need for programs and services to assist self-trained service teams. • Obtain charitable contributions from the general public. • Provide advocacy assistance for service dog teams. • Sponsor meetings and workshops.