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1 ASISTANCE RESOURCE GUIDE Seeing-Eye Dogs... Page 2 Multi-Category Service Dogs... Page 3-4 Hearing Service Dogs... Page 5 Animal-Assisted Therapy... Page 5

2 Seeing-Eye Dogs International Hearing Dog Inc East 89 Ave. Henderson, CO (303) Additional Information: Rescue shelter dogs and train them to be seeing eye dogs Southeastern Guide Dogs Street East Palmetto, FL (941) Additional Information: Provide all services free of charge, work with visually impaired as well as veterans with PTSD The Seeing Eye PO Box 325 Morristown, NJ (973) Additional Information: Breeds and trains seeing eye dogs Fidelco Guide Dog 103 Vision Way Foundation Inc. Bloomfield, CT (860) Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind 371 East Jericho Turnpike Smithtown, NY (800) Additional Information: Provides guide dogs free of charge Leader Dogs for the Blind 1039 Rochester Rd. Rochester Hills, MI www. Leaderdog.org

3 Multi-Category Service Dogs Canine Assistants Contact: Melissa J. Loree, D.V.M. Director of Education 3160 Francis Rd. Milton, GA, (770) Services Provided: Service dogs, seizure response dogs, and companion dogs. They also have an animal-assisted therapy dog program. National Education for Assistance Dog Services (NEADS) PO Box 1100 Princeton, MA (978) Services Provided: Provide dogs for the deaf, veterans, physically disabled, children with autism, and dogs for classroom and therapy settings. Paws with a Cause 4646 South Division Wayland, MI (800) Services Provided: Service dogs, hearing dogs, seizure response dogs, and dogs for children with autism. They also provide customized training and use a Prison Partners Program to train their service dogs. Service Dogs Inc Rutherglen Austin, TX Canine Companions for Independence PO Box 446 Santa Rosa, CA CCI Southeastern Regional Ctr Clarcona Ocoee Rd. Orlando, FL Services Provided: Hearing dogs, facility dogs, daily task dogs, and skilled companion dogs Canine Partners for Life PO Box 170 Cochranville, PA

4 Services Provided: Trains service dogs, home companion dogs, and residential companion dogs. Freedom Service Dogs of America 7193 S Dillon Ct. Lakewoos, CO (303) Services Provided: Rescue dogs and train them for custom client needs. New Horizons Service Dogs 1590 Laurel Park Ct. Orange City, FL (386) info@nhsdi.org Services Provided: Train Service Dogs to primarily assist people in wheelchairs and with other mobility and balance problems. Work with people primarily in the state of Florida. Service Dogs of Virginia 218 Albemarle Square PO Box 408 Charlottesville, VA (434) Services Provided: Raises, trains, and places service dogs with people. Work with physical assistance, autism services, and diabetic alert. East Coast Assistance Dogs PO Box 831 Torrington, CT (860) info@ecadl.org Services Provided: Multiple disabilities, provide for children (11 yrs., based on maturity). Florida Service Dogs Inc. PO Box Jacksonville, FL (800) buddyme@bellsouth.net Services Provided: Hearing, Mobility, Seizure, Psychiatric, and train the handler. Comprehensive Pet Therapy Inc Roswell Rd. Atlanta, GA (404) Contact: Mark Spivak MarkCPT@AOL.com Services Provided: Hearing, Mobility, Psychiatric. Do basic obedience training and more advanced dog training.

5 Hearing Service Dogs Dogs for the Deaf Wheeler Rd. Central Point, OR (800) Additional Information: Use rescue dogs. Minimal cost for clients. Florida Guide Dogs for the Deaf Inc. PO Box Bradenton, FL (800) Additional Information: Use own animal, train handler, works with children (17 yrs.). Only provide services in Florida Animal-Assisted Therapy Pet Partners th Ave. NE, Suite 101 Bellevue, WA (425) Additional Information: Use many different types of animals for their therapy.

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