Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services

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Interested in Having Furry Friends Visits At Your Facility?

Thank you for your interest in Furry Friends. The following information describes our program in more detail and outlines the process we use to certify new facilities. If you have any questions you can call our office at 1-877-4FF-PATS or send email to board@furryfriends.org.

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Please note: Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services is an all volunteer organization with no full time staff. We always try to respond as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

A one-time, non-refundable application fee of $100 is required.

It is difficult for our organization to do day-time visits, as many of our volunteers also have full-time jobs. Weekend and evening visits are more likely to be accommodated.

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Where We Visit

Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services works with facilitiesthroughout throughout the San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties of northern California.

We do not perform services at individual’s homes nor do we allow our our volunteers to do one-on-one visits.

We work at hospitals, convalescent homes, assisted living facilities, senior centers, mental health facilities, Alzheimer units, hospices, children’s facilities and shelters.

How Our Visits Work

Our program works on a team concept. No team can be approved without a team captain. We have a number of volunteers who might be interested in captaining the team at your site. Alternatively, you might want to have one of your staff members join Furry Friends (they don’t need a pet to join) and have that individual be the team captain.

Our Insurance Coverage

Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services maintains a $1 million insurance policy. It protects your staff and residents should one of our volunteers or their animals cause any damage. It is important to note that since our inception in 1983, Furry Friends has never needed to make a claim against our insurance policy.

Process to Become a New Site

The approval process starts by filling out the online form and paying online the New Site Fee (via PayPal) or filling out the application, printing it and mailing it to us with your check made payable to Furry Friends. These options are listed below.

To become a new site, there is a $100 application fee. If your site is not approved, your fee will be refunded.

Once we receive your application and fee, we will then contact you to schedule a 15-minute phone conversation to explain our program to you and to review your requirements. After that we will arrange for an on-site visit by one of our volunteers with their animal.

The volunteer will provide a written assessment to our board of directors. The board meets once a month and will review the application at that time.

Where Do I Sign Up?

If you would like to have a Furry Friends visit at your facility, please complete the following form below online and pay via paypal, or print out the form and mail, to pay by check.

Still Have Questions?

If you have any questions please call us at 877-4FF-PATS or send us an email at board@furryfriends.org.