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Dogs can bring us comfort and peace.
Sunshine Therapy Dogs is a Canadian Registered Charity that provides visits from loving, qualified dogs, and their volunteer owners to students, seniors, and employees who may be suffering from stress, anxiety, depression, or loneliness. We have a diverse group of qualified volunteer/dog teams who have completed over 1,200 visits since we started in 2021.
We are currently looking to expand our services to Oakville, Mississauga, Burlington, and Hamilton to the west and Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, and Oshawa to the east.
We urgently need volunteers with loving dogs!
Emotional well-being of children and young adults:
Physical contact with a dog can alleviate social isolation, depression and anxiety in young adults.
Social support and emotional well-being for the elderly:
The presence of dogs helps reduce depression and loneliness among the elderly.
Benefits in the workplace:
Employees that work in dog-friendly workplaces have reduced stress levels compared to employees in non-dog friendly workplaces.
“This is the best thing the school has ever done.” - student at Danforth Tech school
“My heart is bursting." - student at Crestwood Prep school
“Now I can make it through the day.” - student at UofT chem/eng club
“The residents loved the dogs and we would be thrilled to see you guys again.” - New Horizons (seniors community)
“It was an amazing experience. All the clients and staff really benefited from interacting with the dogs.” - Kennedy House (social agency)
“Thank you for your time, energy and most of all the DOGS! Our team hasn’t stopped talking about it.” - Bayer corporate event
“ Today was incredible!!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” - Faculty at Victoria Park Collegiate
From a volunteer: “Thank you guys for letting me be a part of such an amazing organization. I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to bring Velvet places that she can share herself with.”
“I want to offer a heartfelt THANKS to the amazing dogs and volunteers who truly made our students’ (and staff’s!) day. Students came in saying they felt depressed, overwhelmed, stressed and walked out feeling calm, happy and loved.” - Faculty at YorkU
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Recent Visits:
University of Toronto, Pearson Airport, York University, Metropolitan University, Toronto General Hospital, Boston Consulting Group, Community Foundations of Canada, Havergal College, Victoria Park Collegiate, Upper Canada College, Casey House, Junior Academy, Monarch Park Collegiate, Bloor Collegiate, Central Tech, Wifred Laurier H.S., St. Michael’s Group Home, Tyndale University, Danforth Collegiate, Kennedy House, Chartwell Avondale, Bayshore Seniors Living, New Horizons Tower House, Holy Spirit C.S., Greenview Lodge, Avant Student Housing, Bloom Retirement Community, Leaside H.S., Main Street Terrace, Crestwood School, Meighen Retirement Residence, Cecil Community Centre, Bayer Corporation, Bishop Strachan School, George Webster Elementary, Amica on Avenue, SafeHaven, Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities, Air Canada, Helen Keller Center.
