My Nonprofit Reviews

I have been affiliated with ECAD since the beginning of the program. I am a Mental Health Professional who has worked with Emotionally Traumatized youth for over 30 years. These young children and adolescents help in training the dogs to become service dogs for physically and mentally handicapped individuals, offering them greater independence and self worth. In turn, our youth, who have suffered unspeakable traumas, begin the healing process through the dogs that love them and teach them about caring for all living things. It is a remarkable program that has changed hundreds of childrens lives that I have worked with. I have another story to tell however, as not to long ago I became sick with a debilitating disease and had one of the ECAD dogs. I now understand, on a very personal level, what a gift a service dog is, providing companionship when you're alone when the rest of the world keeps going on, offering the dignity of independence, and freely giving the sense of self worth. The staff, volunteers and founders of ECAD are all a remarkable group of people, and they do this work because they care. I am honored to be affiliated with them. Kathy Forte

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