Carolina Canines for Service, located in Wilmington, NC, is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to achieve greater independence and enhanced quality of life through the services of specially trained dogs. It achieves this mission through multiple innovative programs, the invaluable help of foster home volunteers and seven volunteer and staff trainers.
Some of the extremely innovative programs that make a true and lasting difference include:Carolina Canines for Veterans is a national pilot program that teaches prisoners at the Camp Lejeunebrig in Jacksonville, NC to train service dogs for wounded veterans;
Carolina Canines for Therapy program trains owners and their dogs to provide animal-assisted visitations in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, group homes and treatment facilities;
Paws for Reading is part of the Carolina Canines for Therapy program, where therapy dogs help children struggling to improve their reading and communication skills;
Foster Puppy Program finds volunteers to raise a service dog in their home for 24 months while it undergoes a service dog program;
Domestic Violence Animal Assistance allows domestic violence victims to leave a violent situation without fear of abandoning their animal to the abusive situation by finding a new or foster home for their pet.
