FREEDOM GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC
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Mission Statement
To provide blind and visually impaired people along the east coast to include Pennsylvania and West VIrginia with trained guide dogs through a distinctive program of "Hometown Training" ultimately advancing the quality of life in communities where our clients live and work. Our services enable clients to benefit from the assistance and companionship of a guide dog while continuing to meet daily responsibilities at home or on the job.
About This Cause
Currently Freedom Guide Dogs Places and trains 35 - 40 dogs throughout the east coast each year. Our waiting list has perpetually more than 50 people and continues to grow. The need is great and our resources are small. Our intention is to increase our general operating budget so that we may continue our steady growth and provide more people with independence and companionship that they need and deserve. Our cost of producing one guide dog, from breeding, to training and placement is $30,000. Guide dogs are placed at no cost to our clients and we receive no government funding. Freedom Guide Dogs relies on the generous support of individuals, foundations and service clubs such as Lions and OddmFellows. We have specific programs for those who need extra help. One is our Senior Program; whereas breeding specific dogs for the people who need a dog with a sensitivity to their age related challenges. Secondly we have our Special Needs Program. With the dynamics of our delivery of service, our "hometown Training" is a key in working with people who have additional disabilities, from missing limbs to Cerebral Palsy to balance issues and others including working around clients that are on dialysis. We create a dog to address all their challenges and are trained by our senior instructors. We also go beyond our service area to work with Veterans anywhere in the US.