Support the mission of Soul Friends : healing the hearts of children one wagging at tail at a time. Since 2003 we have provided over 6,500 children with the comfort of therapy animals.
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Animal Yoga Expedition
This August 27th at 6pm, join the Peaceful Pause to Promote Peace and Empower Families During the Pandemic Period.
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Summer Themed Flower Arrangement
Create a summer themed flower arrangement with professional help from Forget Me Not florists of North Haven, CT. Flowers, vase and instructions are included.
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Paint Your Pet Party
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…
Continue ReadingAnimal Assisted Therapy Programs of Connecticut
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
Continue ReadingSoul Friends : Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Connecticut
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…
Continue ReadingEquine Assisted Psychotherapy Group : Horses Inspire
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
Continue ReadingPresentation at Boston Children’s Hospital
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.
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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
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