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About Our Organization  Paws For Healing, Inc. is a community-based, non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation. We are based in
Napa, California and serve Napa, Sonoma and Solano Counties primarily. Paws for Healing was
founded in 1998 and now has over 200 active teams visiting over 160 facilities. These include
hospitals, mental health facilities, special education classes, adult day care centers, cancer units,
hospice and cancer support groups, rehabilitation units, and assisted living facilities. Paws For
Reading volunteer teams visit both libraries and school settings.Paws For Healing conducts training classes for prospective volunteers. The candidates are also evaluated by our professional dog trainers. After completing training and passing the canine evaluation, the human/canine team is mentored by a seasoned PFH team at a facility for handson training and final certification. Certified C.A.T. must wear a PFH uniform and meet all volunteer requirements of the facility where they visit, in addition to PFH requirements. C.A.T. teams are certified for one year and may renew their certification annually. Paws For Healing provides liability insurance for all certified teams when visiting any of our authorized facilities. Teams may take free advanced training and continuing education classes / workshops which are given several times each year. PFH teams receive a team badge, and become part of the PFH family. Teams receive the PFH Newsletter that is published four times a year. If you would like to learn more about canine-assisted therapy, click here. If you think you would like to be part of our program, click here. |
