The Power of Paws.
Capital Campaign
Therapet is expanding its impact by growing our Training Center to meet the increasing demand for Animal Assisted
Therapy services throughout our community.
The Power of Paws Campaign will allow us to double our training space for therapy dog classes, expand volunteer opportunities, and reach more individuals in hospitals, schools,
counseling centers, and healthcare settings with comfort, connection, and healing.
What Our Larger Home Makes Possible
- Double the current training space for therapy dog classes and evaluations
- Increase the number of volunteer therapy teams serving the community
- Expand programs and training opportunities
- Create more opportunities for individuals to experience the comfort and connection of Animal Assisted Therapy
- Strengthen Therapet’s long-term sustainability and community reach
- More meaningful moments like Ella’s Story
Therapet provides services to the following facilities and their clients, each with unique needs and demographics – all at no charge:
- Beckville ISD R.E.A.D. Program
- Breckenridge Village of Tyler
- Brownsboro ISD R.E.A.D. Program
- Chapel Hill ISD
- Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of Smith County
- Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital
- Christus Trinity Mother Frances Rehab Hospital (Encompass Health)
- East Texas Crisis Center
- Lindale Library R.E.A.D. Program
- Rusk State Hospital
- Skyview Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- UT Health Tyler
- UT Health North Campus
- Wayne D. Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs/
Jones Elementary School (Tyler ISD)
We’ve Raised over $400,000
This next phase of our capital campaign will raise another $400,000 to help us fully secure and invest in our permanent home.
This is more than a building — it is a dedicated Training Center, a place where future therapy teams will be prepared to bring comfort and healing to countless individuals in East Texas.
Download Campaign
Pledge Form
How You Can Give:
Every contribution leaves more than a pawprint:
it creates lasting moments of
healing, encouragement, and human connection
for those who need it most.
One Time Gift
Multi-year Pledge
Sponsor Opportunities
Donor Advised Fund
ETCF Fund Holders: contact East Texas Communities Foundation at (903) 533-0208 to donate to Therapet’s Capital Campaign Fund.
