CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE
Description
CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING TRAINED ASSISTANCE DOGS AND CONTINUING SUPPORT TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE WORKING TEAM. CANDIDATES ATTEND 2 WEEK TEAM TRAINING. THEY TRAIN FOUR TYPES OF CANINE COMPANIONS: SERVICE DOG HEARING DOG SKILLED COMPANION FACILITY DOG THE DOGS ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE.
Contact Information
Address:
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
PO BOX 446
2965 DUTTON AVE
SANTA ROSA
CA
95402-0446
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.cci.org
Main Phone:
Phn/TDD1
707-577-1700
Other Phone(s):
TDD/TTY
707-577-1756
Fax
707-577-1711
Phone
800.572.2275 (BARK)
Phone
866.CCI.DOGS (224.3647)
Main Contact(s):
STAFF
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
info@caninecompanions.org
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 277
List of Provided Services:
Assistive Devices: Service Animals
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: BROCHURES
Eligibility: PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO CAN DEMONSTRATE A CANINE COMPANION WILL FUTHER THEIR INDEPENDENCE.
Ages Served: Ages 5 and Up
Disabilities Served: BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees:
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: DIRECTOR
Languages with interpreters on staff: