Healing Paws Animal Therapy, Inc.

Mission Statement:
Our Mission is to educate, train and promote the benefits of animal therapy, while improving the quality of life in the community. We want to add a smile to everyone, everywhere!
Our Values:
• Contact with animals enhances human well-being and the quality of life.
• Contact with animals is beneficial when incorporated into health care, social services, psychology, education and other related fields
• There are no limits to the benefits of animal therapy!
• Patients, no matter what their condition, age or setting can benefit from animal therapy.
• A visit from a volunteer with an animal lifts a patient's or child's spirits and brings them happiness.
Objectives:
Our Objectives is to make a difference in the lives of animals, while improving the quality of life in the community.

Our Strategies:
• We offer FREE training, guidance and direction for animals and people that seek certification as a volunteer animal therapy team.
• We serve residents in assisted-living facilities, nursing homes, libraries, and schools.
• We work with adolescents that have behavioral challenges, individuals with disabilities, veterans with PTSD, and children struggling to read. There are no limits of what animal therapy can do for anyone.
• We help enhance the growth and development of children by having children read to a therapy dog. Reading aloud to a therapy dog often increases the child's level and quality of verbal interaction with people.

Marketing & Advertising:
• We increase awareness of the benefits of animal therapy through
television interviews, newspapers, radio, magazines & sporting events. Google; Super Dog Max to see the world-wide publicity received.
• Attend fundraisers and charity events.
• Visit retail stores, corporate events, festivals, fairs, car shows and any event that we are requested to appear at.
• Social Media, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Website; followers are over 50 million people. Google: Super Dog Max
• Visit nursing homes, hospitals, schools, veterans, Hospice, fire & police departments throughout the state of Florida.
It continues to be our pleasure to serve residents & children anywhere we are needed.

We are the first organization of its kind that will be starting a animal reading therapy program with Pinellas county school system that has over 157 schools.