Community spotlight: Assistance Canines of Texas

On KPRC 2+ we highlight organizations doing great things in our community. This week, we’re introducing you to Assistance Canines of Texas, a nonprofit organization that helps individuals with disabilities train their service dogs.

Per the organization’s website, the mission of Assistance Canines of Texas is to:

• Increase public awareness of the rights of individuals with disabilities and service dog teams.
• Assist individuals with disabilities to obtain professional team training and support to train their own service dog.
• Focusing on residents of Texas to provide no/low-cost training supplies and/or service dog equipment.
• Coordinate with rescue organizations and local animal shelters to place abandoned puppies (under 7 weeks) as prospects in our program
• To provide information to foundations, corporate giving programs, and government resources about the substantial need for programs and services to assist self-trained service teams in Texas.
• Obtain charitable contributions from the general public.
• Provide advocacy assistance for service dog teams in Texas.
• Sponsor meetings and workshops to bring together individuals with representatives of organizations and government agencies related to service dog training and use.

For more information about the organization, visit https://pawsabilities.org/.