Facing Life With Four Paws And A Positive Perspective!©
| Project YES!
(Youth Enrichment Services)
At the core of our organization is the belief that working with dogs can provide a therapuetic and life-enhancing experience. We are excited to offer an innovative program suitably named "Project YES!", which reflects our positive training methods as well as our ultimate goals which are to help "youth-at-risk" and individuals with disabilities share in the challenges of facing our world today.
As the youth learn to train service dogs they have the opportunity to develop skills such as emotional and social competence, leadership skills, increased levels of responsibility, empathy and parenting techniques. Equally important, the youth experience unconditional love and the power of giving back to their community. Project YES! has been modeled after the successful High Schooled Assistance Dog Program developed by Dr. Bonnie Bergen of the Assistance Dog Institute.
While designed with youth in mind, the program has the potential to be equally powerful in adult correctional facilities as well.
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