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Four ways to help

Get involved

Volunteer time, professional skills, supplies or a partnership: there are many ways to help beyond a gift.

Boxes of medical gloves ready for delivery, with the team who arranged them and Teddy

Choose one to begin

The form below opens with your choice selected.

Offer your help

I would like to

If you are writing on behalf of one.

Breed or size, age, training and how they are with strangers.

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What happens after you send the form

  1. Your message is sent privately to the foundation.

  2. A coordinator or board member contacts you using the details you provide.

  3. For dog-handler teams and partnerships, the foundation discusses suitability and next steps before participation is agreed.

What each way involves

  • Volunteer

    Translation, events, transport, admin, outreach, photography. Most volunteers give a few hours a month; some give an afternoon a week. Tell us what you can offer and when.

    Choose this: Volunteer
  • Paws of Hope handlers

    Volunteer handler and dog teams visiting hospitals, pediatric units and care homes. Screening covers temperament, training, health and grooming before every visit, and visits are short.

    Choose this: Paws of Hope handlers
  • Medicines, supplies and equipment

    Medicines, gloves and masks, mobility aids, equipment. The coordinator checks suitability with clinical partners before accepting anything; opened or expired medicines cannot be accepted.

    Choose this: Medicines, supplies and equipment
  • Hospitals, clinics and professionals

    Hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and professionals offering discounted treatment, referral agreements or in-kind services. A board member follows up on every request.

    Choose this: Hospitals, clinics and professionals
Jim Cory and Teddy visiting an older patient at a hospital
Jim Cory and Teddy on a hospital visit.