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 conditions:

Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cancer
Cerebral Palsy
Cystic Fibrosis
Developmental Delay
Down Syndrome
Epilepsy
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Amputee
Angelman Syndrome
Anxiety Disorders
Trauma

ADD/ADHD
Bipolar Disorder
Brain/Head Iniury
Cardiovascular Accident
Domestic violence survivors
Diabetes
Eating Disorders
Encephalitis
Genetic Disorders
Language Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
Lissencephaly
Early Intervention

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