DENVER PET PARTNERS
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Mission Statement
To deliver excellence in animal-assisted interventions (AAI) and enhance the health and wellness of people through: * AAI Services * Education * Networking
About This Cause
Founded in 2001 by Diana McQuarrie, Denver Pet Partners, a successful non-profit animal-assisted therapy organization, joined forces briefly with then Denver-based American Humane Association in 2007 to enable more people to experience the healing power of the human-animal bond. Integrating mutual missions, American Humane was able to expand and enhance their national leadership in promoting the positive impact of the human-animal bond through adding direct services in animal-assisted therapy. With the backing of a national organization, Denver Pet Partners was empowered to expand its educational offerings and community outreach, develop new programs, grow their volunteer and client base and establish valuable collaborations instrumental to furthering the field. Together for 4 years, from 2007 - 2011, American Humane and Denver Pet Partners significantly increased the knowledge base about the value of the human-animal bond and the effectiveness of incorporating animals into the therapeutic process to enhance healing and learning on a local, national and even international level. In 2011, American Humane relocated, moving their headquarters to Washington, D.C. and discontinued their local animal-assisted therapy program. Undeterred, Denver Pet Partners re-established itself as a non-profit corporation that same year, and without interruption to the clients and volunteers they were dedicated to, continued to serve the metro Denver and surrounding area. Since 2002, Denver Pet Partners has been a community partner of Pet Partners, a 40 year-old national organization dedicated to promoting the human-animal bond. Combining extensive experience, comprehensive capabilities across many client types, and adherence to rigorous standards of practice, Denver Pet Partners collaborates with people and organizations to help them conduct safe, effective animal-assisted interaction. With over 150 handler-animal teams serving over 50 facilities in the Denver-metro area, approximately 40,000 lives per year are impacted by the healing touch of the human-animal bond. The way we serve the community builds on our expertise in teaching, knowledge of the human-animal bond and extensive ongoing experience in the field to help people be confident and effective volunteer therapy animal handlers with their pet and help clients have safe, productive and sustainable therapy programs which increase value for their customers. Through collaboration with international, national and local organizations and academia, we remain on the cutting edge of the latest research and take an active part in developing solutions to improve the value of animal-assisted therapy and ensure the utmost safety for all involved, especially the animal. We work with a diverse group of socioeconomic, situational, generational, and racial backgrounds. Besides traditional settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, group homes, mental health centers and schools, our service to the community extends to include a homeless shelter, a state psychiatric center, and a juvenile correctional facility, making inroads into non-traditional settings for animal-assisted therapy. Our commitment to service excellence and client satisfaction strengthens and extends our relationships in the community. For example, we continue to have successful programs with clients we started with over 17 years ago. Among the many strengths that distinguish Denver Pet Partners in the marketplace is our: • Extensive experience • Complete service offerings • Expertise in implementing sustainable programs • History of dedicated service excellence • Commitment to the long-term development of our volunteers and clients • Proven and experienced leadership team Our Core Values shape the culture and define the character of our organization, guiding how we behave and make decisions. Integrity: We insist upon ethical behavior in all things, inspiring trust by saying and doing what we mean, and taking responsibility for our actions. Teamwork: We achieve together what none of us could do alone. Respect for the Individual: We nurture and promote broad and diverse membership engagement, and we listen to, support, and genuinely care about one another through establishment of a mutually-supportive environment. Service Excellence: We will be responsive and relevant to one another by continually investing in our members and by nurturing long-term value-driven relationships with all those with which we affiliate, partner and collaborate.