We are proud to report that Petco Foundation has for FIVE YEARS years awarded us a Helping Heroes grant to fund team training! S.T.A.R. Team Training and Testing Plan Our plan addresses progressive levels of S.T.A.R. Team recruitment/development, and provides support... “Good-bye kits” are for the kids we’ve been working with as they leave the shelter. These tiny 2″x2″x3″ boxes contain a temporary tattoo and a sticker, both with Eli’s laughing face, a “Hands and Words Are Not For... What might be some of the reasons the STAR program has been successful with at-risk children? Positive, marker-based training is 100% about building a relationship based on earned trust and clear, timely communication between two different entities – humans on one... In a world rightly pursuing evidence-based intervention, we started off with a handicap: we had no hard, objective evidence to validate the effectiveness of our program. S.T.A.R. was a new model, and our successes fell in the realm of “anecdotal”. The... While we have on occasion worked with foster care programs and a juvenile evaluation and assessment shelter, we partner primarily with professionals in the following organizations: Domestic Violence Shelters – Since January 2013 we’ve made weekly visits... How are your S.T.A.R. Teams different from more traditional therapy dog teams that we see in hospitals and libraries? The beneficial effect of traditional therapy therapy dogs is well documented — they provide comfort and emotional support for the duration of... UA-35595480-1 
