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Austin Dog Alliance receives grant to calm traumatized families in child-welfare court

Published on June 13, 2017 under CommunityImpact

The Austin Dog Alliance announced June 13 that it was awarded more than $8,000 to help provide therapy dogs to children in the courtroom. The Cedar Park-based nonprofit received $8,325 from the Texas Bar Foundation for its Therapy Dogs in the Courtroom program. The grant, which will fund the program for one year, will enable the Alliance to expand its program to bring trained therapy dog teams to the Travis County child-welfare court to reduce the tensions of children and adults during stressful proceedings. “We are so excited for the Foundation’s support,” said Kathleen Majcher, pet therapy coordinator for the Austin […]

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Source: Community Impact- Round Rock

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