Canine Therapy Corps


Overview

Founded in 1991, Canine Therapy Corps, Inc. is a 501 non-profit animal-assisted therapy organization. It is located in Chicago, Illinois and serves 13 health care, education and rehabilitation facilities in the Chicago metropolitan area. Canine Therapy Corps has two full-time staff, over 100 human volunteers, and more than 60 certified therapy dogs. It is governed by a Board of Directors.

Programs

Canine Therapy Corps partners with the following institutions to provide animal-assisted interventions:
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Ariella Joy Frankel Keshet Day School
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center
Easter Seals Therapeutic School and Center for Autism Research
Haymarket Center
Heartland Alliance
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Lawrence Hall
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
RUSH University Medical Center
Swedish Covenant Hospital