Paint Your Pet Party
By Kate Nicoll- Mar, 14, 2019
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Join us for a fun night of painting a portrait of your pet. Wednesday, April 24th at 5:30 at Westbrook Lobster House in Wallingford, $50 donation includes a drawn picture of your pet, submitted to kate@soul-friends.org at least one week prior to the event. Food and drink are available for purchase. Special thanks to Paint […]
Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Connecticut
- By Kate Nicoll
- Apr, 08, 2014
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Today Connecticut celebrates the win of our state UCONN Huskies! Celebrate by making a donation to Soul Friends: Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of CT and help support us in the care of our therapy animals, which last year cost almost $8,000. Visit us at www.soul-friends.org to make your donation
Soul Friends : Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Connecticut
- By Kate Nicoll
- Jan, 03, 2013
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We have worked with 5 local therapy dog organizations to try to pull together a master list to share support and care in Newtown , as well as across CT. This has been an effort to address our state’s own needs in a future crisis, by training crisis response therapy dogs. We can work together […]
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Group : Horses Inspire
- By Kate Nicoll
- Sep, 07, 2012
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Soul Friends, Inc, Horses Inspire program will begin its Fall semester on September 19th at Hunter’s Glen. Our 6 session group program of groundwork with our equine partners has demonstrated an increased sense of hopefulness in girl’s living with loss, trauma and social emotional challenges. For more information, please email kate@soul-friends.org or call 203-679-0849
Presentation at Boston Children’s Hospital
- By Kate Nicoll
- May, 11, 2012
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Last Saturday about 35 AAI practitioners from New England gathered at Boston Children’s Hospital for a networking meeting. Presentations from Tufts, Beth Israel, Soul Friends and Wheeler Clinic explored issues like therapy animal screening, policy issues and outcome measures. Our work at Soul Friends, Inc was well received.
Hero Dog Award
- By Kate Nicoll
- May, 11, 2012
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Help Soul Friends, Inc raise $15,000 by voting for Muffin in the American Humane Association Hero Dog Award. http://www.herodogawards.org/vote/?nominee=25862846
- By Kate Nicoll
- Apr, 01, 2012
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Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Program Improves Sense of Hopefulness
- By Kate Nicoll
- Apr, 01, 2012
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Soul Friends, Inc, Horses Inspire Program has shown a demonstrated improvement in teens’ sense of hopefulness following a 6 week interactive therapy group. Soul Friends staff plans to continue research efforts to demonstrate effectiveness and improve the emotional lives of at-risk youth
Blind Therapy Dog Nominated as Hero Dog
- By Kate Nicoll
- Apr, 01, 2012
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VOTING IS NOW OPEN for the 2012 @American Humane Association @Hero Dog Awards! Check out our contestants and vote for your favorite! http://www.herodogawards.org/vote/?nominee=25862846
Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of CT
- By Kate Nicoll
- Aug, 07, 2011
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Soul Friends, the first outpatient mental health nonprofit providing animal assisted therapy in all of New England, just completed its 8th year of service to children across the state of CT . Providing close to 5,000 children with quality individual therapy and results based group therapy programs. A history of collaboration with local universitites, including […]
Make a Difference – One Wagging Tail at a Time
Many children throughout the state of Connecticut are in need of animal assisted therapy, Soul Friends staff is dedicated to providing these children access to this care.We believe in the power of the love from an animal friend to help children cope with major life circumstances, to help change behavior and to try something new to bring about hope.
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