Causes: Animal-Related, Animals, Education, Health, Literacy, Remedial Reading & Encouragement

Mission: The Mission of Corridor Therapy Dogs is to enrich the lives of others by providing compassion and comfort for those who may benefit from our registered therapy animals and their qualified handlers.

Target demographics: Our clients are patients in hospitals and hospice. We visit assisted living, rehab and care centers, mental health facilities, youth and emergency shelters, detention centers, facilities for special needs children/adults, also schools and libraires. Our dogs bring joy and comfort to anyone needing our services.

Direct beneficiaries per year: We impacted the lives of 1200 students, 500 adults and many facilities.

Geographic areas served: Our organization consists of therapy dog teams in Cedar Rapids, IA and surrounding areas. The owners/handlers have trained and registered/certified their dogs with national organizations.

Programs: We provide the reading education assistance dogs program to schools (R. E. A. D. Program) Special events are held at Libraries requesting therapy dog teams to read with the children. We make group team visits to schools and facilities per request via our website. Schools and colleges benefit from stress relief events from therapy dogs during finals each semester.