Support Dogs, Inc. recently received grants that include:
- Assistance Dog program grants from Ensign Bickford Foundation, Inc. ($15,000); The Guth Foundation ($15,000); Dana Brown Charitable Trust ($10,000); The Herbert A. and Adrian W. Woods Foundation ($5,000); Tarlow Family Foundation ($4,500), and; John R. Goodall Charitable Trust ($1,000).
- TOUCH program grant from Enterprise Holdings Foundation ($1,500).
- General funding program grant from Norman D. and Marie L. Atkins Charitable Trust ($1,900) and J.W. & Mildred Kisling Foundation ($500).
Support Dogs, Inc. is a national non-for-profit organization
that offers dignity, hope and independence by providing highly skilled service dogs to individuals with disabilities and uniquely trained dogs to serve the community. Founded in 1981, the organization provides many services including an Assistance Dog program which matches people with various disabilities with a canine partner, an animal-assisted therapy dog program called TOUCH (Therapy of Unique Canine Helpers), and a Paws For Reading program that places dogs in school. Support Dogs is a proud member of the United Way of Greater St. Louis. For more information, call (314) 997-2325 or visit their website at www.supportdogs.org.