Where We Go

Teams consisting of a volunteer handler and his/her registered therapy dog participate in visitation and therapy sessions at a variety of different locations in the Chicago metropolitan area:

Loyola University Medical Center (Maywood)

• 4th floor Pediatrics
• 5th floor Rehabilitation unit (moved to Gottlieb Hospital in Melrose Park)
• Bernadin Cancer Center
• Loyola Medical Resident Physician Wellness
• Marcell Neihoff School of Nursing / Health Sciences Library
• Ronald McDonald House (for families of hospitalized children)
• Stritch School of Medicine
• "On Call" visits throughout the hospital

Hines Veterans Administration Hospital (Hines)

• Blind Rehabilitation
• Extended Care / Geriatrics Oncology  Medical / Rehabilitation
• Fisher House (for families of hospitalized veterans)
• Inpatient Psychiatry
• Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Cord RCF

Oak Trace Senior Living Community (Downers Grove)

Villa St Benedict Senior Living Community (Lisle)

Elementary, High School and College Programs

• Ann M. Jeans Elementary School (Willowbrook)
• Arbor View Elementary School (Glen Ellyn)
• Brookdale Elementary School (Naperville)
• Compass Preschool and Kindergarten (Naperville)
• Downers Grove North High School
• Hillcrest Elementary School (Downers Grove)
• Hodgkins Elementary School (Hodgkins)
• Lincoln Way High School (New Lenox)
• Manor Hill Elementary School (Lombard)
• Meadowview Elementary School (Woodridge)
• Mooseheart Child Village Elementary School (Batavia)
• Pierce Downers Elementary School (Downers Grove)
• Pleasant Lane Elementary School (Lombard)
• Schafer Elementary School (Lombard)
• Scheisher Elementary School (Lisle)
• Tate Woods Elementary School (Lisle)
• University of Illinois College of Dentistry
• Wesley Elementary School (Addison)
• Westfield Elementary School (Glen Ellyn)
• Wheaton College
• White Eagle Elementary School (Naperville)

Public Library Programs

• 95th St Library Public Library (Naperville)
• Bloomingdale Public Library
• Broadview Public Library
• Forest Park Public Library
• Indian Prairie Public Library (Darien)
• Lisle Public Library
• Naper Boulevard Public Library (Naperville)
• Nichols Public Library (Naperville)
• North Riverside Public Library
• Woodridge Public Library

Special Programs

• Breaking Free (Aurora)
• Bridge Communities (Glendale Heights and Naperville)
• Community Adult Day Care (Downers Grove)
• Little Friends Spectrum Vocational Services (Downers Grove)
• The Mansion School (Naperville)