PAALS, Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services
Cause Area
- Animals
- People with Disabilities
Location
P.O. Box 25679COLUMBIA, SC 29224 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Enriching and empowering children and adults with physical disabilities and social needs by training service animals and providing animal assisted educational and recreational activities.
Description
GOALS:
To train and provide service dogs for individuals with physical disabilities and special needs.
To train assistance animals in innovative programs that create activities for at-risk youth and people with disabilities.
To increase assistance animal awareness through educational programs.
To provide a program where at-risk youth and retired individuals can give back to the community.
To provide puppies in training for therapeutic uses (ex. Use in ABA therapy for autistic kids) while continuing to learn how to apply trained dog services toward autistic family assistance.