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Therapy Pet Pals of Texas
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| Basic Charity Information |
| Organization Name: | Therapy Pet Pals of Texas |
| National Organization Name: | Therapy Pet Pals of Texas |
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| Date Established in Central Texas: | |
| Number of Paid Staff: | 2 |
| Number of Volunteer Staff: | 5 |
| Category 1: | Elderly |
| Category 2: | Animals |
| Category 3: | Mental Health |
| Category 4: | People with Disabilities |
| Category 5: | Health & Disease |
| Category 6: | none |
| Keywords: | pet therapy, pet, elderly, nursing homes, institutionalized, MHMR |
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| E-Mail: | tppt_admin |
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| Web Site: | www.therapypetpals.org |
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| Street Address 1: | 3930 Bee Cave Road, Suite 6B |
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| Street Address City: | Austin |
| Street Address State: | TX |
| Street Address Zip: | 78746 |
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| Charity Description |
| Mission: | - Recruit and train volunteers for work in pet therapy, and promote the Human/Animal bond through pet visitation programs.
- Work with health care professionals in institutions where pet therapy would enhance quality of life for patients.
- Provide institutionalized patients an opportunity for bonding with pets through weekly visits.
- Promote and publicize pet therapy through workshops, seminars, lectures, and discussion groups in order to elevate public awareness on the importance of pet therapy. |
| Program or Service: | - Providing pet/volunteer teams for visitation programs in health care facilities/institutions where there is no other contact with pets.
- Demonstrate the health benefits (both mental and physical) that are being derived by a regular weekly interaction with pets.
- Provide residents/patients a demonstrative outlet for expressing their love through holding and cuddling an animal that will reciprocate with an equal expression of affection.
- Pet therapy programs provide a more "home-like" environment and "humanize" an institutional setting. |
| Outcomes: | Results:
- Reduced stress and agitation levels brought about by the addition of Pet therapy programs. The pets create a more normal, "home-like" atmosphere enforcing patient treatment progression.
- Improved vocal and motor skills due to inter-action, both physically and mentally, with the pets.
- Improved memory retention and decision-making skills by focusing on communication with pets and volunteers through bi-weekly visits.
- Increased volunteer participation due to seminars, discussion groups, etc., which highlight the plight of the institutionalized.
- Improved quality of life for ALL institutionalized people.
Desired Community Impacts:
- A less sterile, more "home-like" environment to decrease patients' fears, and aid progress in treatment.
- Elevated public awareness of the most forgotten members of our society; the institutionalized. Change attitudes of those in society with a misconception of distrust/fear of MHMR patients.
- Increased interest by other volunteer organizations/civic groups in serving the institutionalized.
Populations and Communities Served:
- Institutionalized persons of all ages, but primarly the elderly in nursing facilities.
- Resident Mental Health and Mental Retardation clients.
- Others include hopitalized rehabilitation patients and severly handicapped children. |
| Events Hosted: | Pet Pals does not host public events except for the Qualifying and Training Class held 4 times a year for potential volunteers and their candidate pets. |
| How to Donate: | Donations (general or in honor/memory of a pet or person) can be mailed directly to the office at the following address:
3930 Bee Cave Road, Suite 6B
Austin, TX 78746
In addition, donations can be made online via the following website:
www.allcharities.com |
| Financial Information |
| Tax Exempt?: | Yes |
| Fiscal Year End: | December |
| Statement Audited?: | Yes |
| Statement Recieved by BBB?: | |
| 990 Recieved by BBB?: | |
| Key Staff |
| Name: | Karen Kimbrough |
| Title in Organization: | Volunteer Coordinator |
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| E-Mail: | tppt_admin |
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| Key Staff |
| Name: | Kathryn Lashmit |
| Title in Organization: | Executive Director |
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| E-Mail: | tppt_admin |
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| Board Member |
| Name: | James D. Lashmit |
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| Board Member |
| Name: | Kathryn Lashmit |
| Title in Organization: | Executive Director |
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| E-Mail: | tppt_admin |
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| Board Member |
| Name: | Megan S. Medica |
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| Board Member |
| Name: | Russell R. Roby, M.D. |
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| Board Member |
| Name: | Thomas G. Bradfield, D.V.M. |
| Title in Organization: | Chairman of the Board |
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| Meeting Note: | Reviewed possible funding avenues in order to enhance our corporate sponsorship as well as seeking other foundational grants and overview of current membership statistics regarding healthcare facilities served. |
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