The first round of the Leona Helmsley Trust grants have been announced. In a wonderful surprise, 90% of the Canine Grants go to organizations that primarily celebrate the Human-Animal bond. The remaining 10% goes directly to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Given the fine assistance of the ASPCA with their involvement in with Michael Vick dogs, in association with BAD RAP and with very little credit. It is good to see them recognized. The other eminently worthy grant recipients are listed below. Congratulations to all!
From the Canine Grants portion of the Helmsley Trust Web site:
Canine Grants
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
New York, NY – United States
General Operating Support for Community Outreach and Animal Health Services
$100,000; one year
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust is providing general operating support to further the effectiveness and reach of two of the ASPCA’s three core program areas: Animal Health Services and Community Outreach. With these funds, the ASPCA will increase the number of animals served via its Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinics, Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital, the Animal Poison Control Center, and the Animal Behavior Center. The ASPCA will also increase the percentage of homeless animals safely rescued from animal shelters in seven targeted communities, including New York City.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is the first and oldest humane organization in the Western Hemisphere. The ASPCA is dedicated to creating a humane nation in which companion animals receive the respect and kindness they deserve as sentient beings.
Canine Companions for Independence
Santa Rosa, CA – United States
General Support
$100,000; one year
The Trust is providing general operating support to Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) to support CCI’s work to enhance the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships. CCI breeds, trains and places four kinds of assistance dogs with people with disabilities: Service dogs, for adults; Skilled Companion dogs, for children; Hearing dogs, for deaf and hard of hearing individuals; and Facility dogs to work with a professional in a therapeutic environment or school.
The Trust is providing general operating support to advance the training and placement of service dogs with people who have physical disabilities, offering greater independence and an enhanced quality of life to disabled people.
The Trust is providing general operating support for Dogs for the Deaf’s work to rescue dogs from shelters and professionally train them to assist people with severe hearing loss or with other physical or emotional needs caused by strokes, autism, cerebral palsy, seizures, Alzheimer’s disease, and depression.
The Trust is providing general operating support to Guide Dogs for the Blind to offer safety, independence, and companionship to the blind, and love, responsibility and purpose to dogs.
The Trust is providing general operating support to Guiding Eyes for the Blind to support its work to enrich the lives of blind and visually impaired men and women by providing them with the freedom to travel safely with the assistance of professionally trained Guiding Eyes dogs, thereby assuring greater independence, dignity and new horizons of opportunity.
The Trust is providing general operating support to assist Leader Dogs for the Blind to provide service dogs that bring safety and independence to the lives of people who are blind and visually impaired.
National Education for Assistance Dog Services
West Boylston, MA – United States
General Support
$100,000; one year
The Trust is providing general operating support for NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans to train dogs to assist people who are deaf and physically disabled.
The Trust is providing general operating support for Puppies Behind Bars, an organization dedicated to training inmates to raise puppies to become service dogs for the disabled and explosive detection canines for law enforcement agencies.
The Trust supported The Seeing Eye with a general support grant to assist the Seeing Eye with breeding, raising and training Seeing Eye dogs to guide blind people. The Seeing Eye also teaches instructors the science and technique of training dogs as guides for blind people, and instructs blind individuals in the proper use of dogs.
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you must be kidding
what a crock, that money was for animal charities
what they got wasn’t even a drop in the bucket
i’m sick