Who We Serve
We are proud to serve participants from the Greater Boston area and Middlesex and
Norfolk Counties. Participants also join us from The Perkins School for the Blind,
McLean Hospital, The Carroll School, The Cotting School, The Education Cooperative,
LABBB Collaborative, MASS Cerebral Palsy, SNCARC, Opportunities for Inclusion, Justice Resource Institute's Pelham Academy, Veteran's organizations, the Doug Flutie Foundation, and numerous other public and private schools.
Studies show that face-to-face interaction between humans and animals may improve
the cognitive and sensory processing skills, emotional bonding, as well as numerous
other benefits for those with physical, developmental, cognitive and mental health
challenges.
While this is not an exhaustive list, our community serves individuals with the following diagnosis: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, Developmental Delay, Down Syndrome, Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular, DystrophyAmputee, Angelman Syndrome, Anxiety Disorders, Trauma, Mood Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Delay, Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome, Scoliosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Stroke, Tourette Syndrome, Transverse Myelitis. PTSD, Veterans, Vision Impairment , Deaf or Hard of Hearing, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Brain/Head Injury, Cardiovascular Accident, Domestic violence survivors, Diabetes, Eating Disorders, Encephalitis, Genetic Disorders, Language Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Lissencephaly, Early Intervention and others.