HOPE & HEALING
this holiday season
Give the
Gift of Healing
This holiday season, our Crisis Response Dogs are working along side first responders to bring comfort, calm, and healing to those who protect us every day.
Your support helps us train and place these incredible Dogs where they’re needed most.
When we need help, we call them
Now they are calling on us
Every day, first responders run toward the emergencies the rest of us run away from.
They are the ones who comfort, protect, and save—often at great cost to their own hearts and minds.
Behind the uniform, many carry
invisible wounds: the stress, trauma, and weight of what they’ve witnessed. Facility Dogs are uniquely trained to
stand beside these heroes, offering calm, connection, and healing that no words can provide. A steady head to rest a hand on.
A heartbeat that says, “You are not alone.”
Your gift makes this possible. When you support paws4people®, you are helping us raise, train, and place Facility Dogs with the first responders who need them
most. Together, we can give back to those who have given so much for us.
Please join us today—because our first responders are there when we need them. Now, they need us.
Dear Friend,
Because of your continued support, lives are being transformed every single day through the restorative partnerships of our Assistance Dogs. Children are finding independence, veterans are rediscovering purpose, and families are experiencing
peace – stories made possible because of you.
Your generosity fuels every step of the journey. From the moment a puppy begins training, to the day they are placed with the person who needs them most, your support is there quietly, faithfully, making all the difference.
We are profoundly grateful for the way you choose to walk alongside us in this mission. Together, we are not just raising and training dogs – we are building bridges of independence, purpose, and peace..
Today I ask you to consider a gift to our Annual Fund to help us begin 2026 with strength, purpose, and the resources needed to train and place the next generation of Assistance Dogs.
With gratitude,
Kyria Henry Whisenhunt
Executive Director, paws4people®
Become a Transformation Maker
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Ella Battalia & ARLINGTON
Uriel Santiago & VIRGINIA
Haili Conn & GRIFFITH
Bill Mike Beliles & MILO III
Jeff Mitchell & WINNIE
Madison Kimberlin & OLIVER III
Scott Graham, USAF Veteran & LEIA
Tami Rice & JEFFERSON
Beth Tjoflat & CATALINA
Rachael Wessell & LANDERS
Amy Makar & DOTTIE II
Josh Baltz & JETHRO
Lcpl Matthew Currin, USMC (ret.) & VICTORY
Ace Price & STAR
Jason Gaver, USN Veteran & WOODROW
Tanner Hallgren & MURPHY V
Eric Moon & AXEL
Darby Subotich & CARTER III
Alexa Palmer & EASTWOOD
