C4C has reached capacity and new applications are considered for 2023/2024 placement.
A 501c3 providing hope & comfort
for veterans, children, and our community through companionship with psychiatric service dogs & emotional support animals
About Us
How We're Helping
Relationships that 'heel' - Canines 4 Comfort is a 501(c)3 providing trained dogs to support mental health treatment and wellness.
Canines 4 Comfort trains and places psychiatric service dogs with individuals experiencing PTSD, anxiety, depression, and other mental health diagnoses. The majority of these recipients are veterans and children.
Canines 4 Comfort trains and places therapeutic facility dogs for schools and first responder teams in our communities. These specially trained dogs work with social services to defuse highly emotional situations and provide a calm and nurturing environment. With our first responder teams, these dogs bring goodwill to neighborhoods, provide relief and decompression to staff when dealing with serious situations, and assist with witness and victim interviews and debriefs.
Canines 4 Comfort provides resources, training, education, care, and support to our clients and the communities we serve. We also offer a professional program for our trained and in-training canines to visit and provide dog therapy to others.
Services provided by Canines 4 Comfort are free; however, as a nonprofit organization, we rely solely on the generosity of community donations to help us achieve our mission.
Our efforts focus on training our existing dogs and fulfilling the needs of those on our waitlist. At this time, we are unable to assist with training dogs that have not been sourced or evaluated by Canines 4 Comfort staff.
Canines 4 Comfort serves within a 90-mile radius of Round Lake, Illinois. We currently train in Grayslake, Illinois.
Community Outreach
We offer a professional program for our dogs to bring cheer and comfort to others while demonstrating their trained capabilities. Canines 4 Comfort can personalize visits to:
- Provide dog therapy to residents and staff of health care facilities, senior living, and retirement communities
- Bring educational and therapy dog services to local schools and counseling centers
- Supply dogs to participate in reading to dog programs at local libraries
- Offer support in potentially stressful environments such as:
- Court companions
- Grief counseling
- Natural disasters
- Therapy groups
- And many other situations where our dogs can provide comfort
- To keep guests and our volunteers safe and healthy, we no longer offer in-home therapy dog visits
Help us make a difference
Are you an Amazon shopper?
- Support Canines 4 Comfort at no extra cost when you shop at smile.amazon.com! Select Canines 4 Comfort as your charity and Amazon donates a percentage of your qualified purchases to us.
- Choose item(s) from our Amazon wish list http://a.co/1cWuL2m and add it to your cart. Select Canines 4 Comfort's Gift Registry Address and items are shipped directly to our organization.
Do you have a social media presence?
- Create a Facebook fundraiser with Canines 4 Comfort as the beneficiary. Did you know we have received several thousand dollars in donations from birthday and Giving Tuesday fundraisers that our followers have created on Facebook?
- Follow us on Instagram [instagram.com/Canines4Comfort] and like us on Facebook [facebook.com/canines4comfort] for current updates that we would love for you to share among your networks.
Become a puppy raiser family
Are you interested in providing our "in training" dogs and puppies with foundational guidance? Canines 4 Comfort provides all supplies, support, coaching, and veterinary care; you provide a loving home and attend weekly training sessions. Please contact us and ask for information on becoming a puppy raiser family. Commitments for our volunteers range from 4 -10 months.
Donate
Make a tax-deductible donation through our secure site and encourage others to do the same. We have been fortunate enough to receive many "in memorial" donations. You can specify on our site where to direct your donation.
Spread the good word
Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or sharing our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you! We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you.
Make a difference with your online shopping!
Amazon donates a percentage of your eligible purchases to the charitable organization you choose. Support Canines 4 Comfort when you shop at Amazon!