Scheduled Visits - Week of February 21st

There are four scheduled Lend A Paw events for this week:

Tuesday, February 22nd @ 1:00 PM:
Jewish Home for the Aging / Grancell Village
Taper Building
7150 Tampa Ave
Reseda, CA
These older folks look forward to visiting with their furry friends. Please join Gayle and Wickett for this monthly visit. Let's all meet 5 minutes early at the large patio. We'll see you there!

Wednesday, February 23rd @ 10:30 AM:
Santa Clarita Adult Day Health Care
22903 Soledad Canyon Road
Santa Clarita , CA 91350
Our actual start time is 10:45 AM the 4th Wednesday of each month. Please come and visit 20-40 physically and/or mentally challenged adults and bring smiles to their faces. Last month there was only Lexee and I and nearly 40 people wanting licks and love. Hope some of you are willing to make the drive this time.

Wednesday, February 23rd @ 10:30 AM:
Bubbe and Zayde's Place
3317 Oakhust Ave
Los Angeles, CA
This will be our first visit to this small residential care home. There will be about 6 residents so we only need two dogs and handlers for this visit. Hope you can make it!

Saturday, February 26th @ 8:30 AM:
Lend A Paw Certification Workshop
K9s Only
18603 Topham Street
Tarzana, CA
This is a workshop to be tested and certified for Pet Therapy. Current and Potential Volunteers welcome to be tested as handlers for initial or re-certification. Social dogs that are over 1 year old and have obedience training and are spayed/neutered are welcome to be tested. Please contact Sharon for more info or to sign up!

Scheduled Visits - Week of February 14th

There are two scheduled Lend A Paw visits for this week:

Wednesday, February 16th @1:30 PM:
New Horizons
15725 Parthenia Street
North Hills, CA

This is our second visit of the month to this school and workplace for developmentally challenged adults. We stop a few minutes inside each classroom in order to give the hard working students a little break. Because we are visiting smaller groups, we only need 3 therapy teams to carry out this visit.
*We are still looking for a Leader for this site. Please let Sharon know if you can help!


Saturday, February 19th @ 10:30 AM:
Jewish Home for the Aging / Eisenberg Village
18855 Victory Blvd.
Reseda, CA

Please join Andy and Bailer for this second visit  of the month to the Eisenberg Village. We all meet at the parking lot benches 5 minutes prior to our start time. If you have any questions, call Andy: (818) 458-3822.

Scheduled Visits - Week of February 7th

There are 3 scheduled Lend A Paw visits for this week:

Tuesday, February 8th @ 1:00 PM:
Jewish Home for the Aging / Grancell Village
Taper Building
7150 Tampa Ave
Reseda, CA
The residents of this facility are always happy to see their Lend A Paw friends! Please meet 5 minutes early at the large patio.

Wednesday, February 9th @ 12:00 PM:
New Horizons
15725 Parthenia Street
North Hills, CA
This is our first visit of the month to this school and workplace for developmentally challenged adults. With the wonder of children, these loving individuals look forward to hugs and kisses from their furry friends. We need at least 4 therapy teams to carry out this visit.
*We are also looking for a leader for this site. Please let Sharon know of you are able to help!

Sunday, February 13th @ 10:30 AM:
Aegis Living Assisted Living Facility
10801 Lindley Ave
Granada Hills, CA
This is a NEW site that we were requested to visit. The residents are really looking forward to enjoying time with our therapy dogs and volunteers. We can take up to 4 teams to this site.

NEW LEND A PAW SITES

This month I am proud to announce that we will begin visits at three new facilities.  

 Through our relationship with the LA Mission, we have been given the opportunity to volunteer with their women's and children's outreach, the Anne Douglas Center.  On Saturday mornings, the center hosts a Mommy and Me program. Homeless women and children come to shelter for a much needed meal, as well as time to shop through good will donations of clothing and other necessities. In order to give the moms a short break, an activity is provided for the children. Lend A Paw has set up a schedule to visit the center and provide the activity for the children. We are hoping that our dogs can help these little ones forget their troubles if only for a short while. Visits will begin on Saturday, February 5th. In order to continue monthly visits, we will need volunteer dogs and handlers, as well as a volunteer leader to attend. Contact Sharon if you would like to help.

Two of the sites, Aegis Living and Bubbe & Zaydes Place, are assisted living facilities, to which our services were requested by two individuals whose family members reside at each. Therapy dogs are beneficial in these settings for a variety of reasons. Not only has research shown a reduction in blood pressure in people while interacting with dogs, but it has recently been found that  interactions with dogs are related to reduced levels of cortisol, a stress hormone that has been linked to memory loss. 
Therapy dogs have also been known to 
help alleviate depression, loneliness, and 
anxiety, while also helping to facilitate 
social interaction. In my own experiences, 
I have seen that the visits of the Therapy 
Dogs are extremely therapeutic, and that the 
interaction between the Handlers and the 
individuals they are visiting can be equally 
as beneficial. Lend A Paw is hoping to set up 
monthly visits at each of these facilities. We will 
need volunteer dogs and handlers, as well as a 
volunteer leader for each site. Lend A Paw will
begin visiting Aegis Living on Sunday, February 13th.

Visits at Bubbe & Zaydes Place will begin on 

Wednesday, February 26th.

Contact Sharon if you would like to help.