National Pet Month 2022

May 16, 2022

It's National Pet Month, and we're thrilled to highlight our latest human-animal connection grantees. In April of 2022, Communities Foundation of Texas awarded $418,500 to nonprofits working to better the lives of animals and North Texas residents alike!

Communities Foundation of Texas annually supports programs that recognize that pets and animals can enhance the health and quality of life of individuals, families, and communities. CFT also supports programs that improve pet ownership in under-resourced communities.

The following grants support one or more of the following:

Health and emotional support/therapy: provide animal-human interaction programs to support health, well-being, and overall therapeutic benefit for people, including physical, mental, emotional, and trauma-related

Assistance animals and facilitation of learning/skill building: provide companion animal training and/or interactions that facilitate learning, skill-building, rehabilitation or assistance with disabilities

Happy and healthy pet ownership: promote successful pet adoption and/or pet ownership through supportive resources

This application cycle is currently closed but will re-open in 2023.
Learn more!

Organization Name	Award Amount	Designation
Bridge Steps	$20,000	The Kennel at The Bridge
C.C. Young Memorial Home	$15,000	Animal Assistance Therapy Program at C.C. Young Nursing Home
Canine Companions for Independence	$25,000	Facility Dog Team Placement with the Office of the Criminal District Attorney of Collin County
Community Food Bank	$10,000	Programs to Enhance Happy and Healthy Pet Ownership
Dallas Pets Alive	$30,000	Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender Program
Don't Forget to Feed Me Pet Food Bank, Inc.	$10,000	Stay... or Go; Maverick Fund; Home, Not Alone
Faithful Friend	$25,000	Faithful Friend Canine Therapy and Training
Guide Dogs for the Blind	$25,000	K9 Buddy Program
Guide Dogs of Texas	$15,000	Days of Guided Sight for Dallas Residents
Hope Center for Autism	$15,000	Therapy Dog Support
J.L. Long Middle School -- Zoo Crew	$2,500	My Dr. Doolittle's do LOTS with Animals in the Classroom
ManeGait Therapeutic Horsemanship	$20,000	ManeGait "Provide the Ride"
Mazie's Mission	$15,000	Help for Pets of Hope's Door
National Wildlife Federation	$30,000	Monarch Heroes - Beyond the Classroom: Taking Learning Outdoors by Creating Natural Habitats
Operation Kindness	$10,000	Operation Kindness Lifesaving Adoption Program
Paws for Reflection Ranch	$30,000	Paws for Reflection Ranch Equine and Animal Assisted Counseling and Therapy Services
Saving Hope Animal Rescue	$20,000	Adoption Readiness
Texas Best Choices Animal Rescue	$25,000	And They Lived Happily Ever After
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation	$25,000	Lending Economic Assistance for Pets
Unbound North Texas	$15,000	Training for Therapy Dogs at Unbound's Underground Drop-in Center for Trafficked and Exploited Youth
Visiting Nurse Association (VNA)	$20,000	VNA Pet Care Program
Window to the Wild	$16,000	Emotional Support Programming for Senior Care Facilities, Retirement Homes, and More

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