Susquehanna Service Dogs -
- Parent agency
- Keystone Human Services
- Street address
- 1078 Gravel Hill Road
Grantville, Pennsylvania 17028
- Phone number
- 717-599-5920
- Office hours
- Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Contact 1
- Ms. Pam Foreman
Program Director
717-599-5920 - voice
pforeman@keystonehumanservices.org
- Contact 2
- Ms. Kerry Wevodau
Development Director
717-599-5920 - voice
kwevodau@keystonehumanservices.org
- Purpose
- Susquehanna Service Dogs raises, trains, and places service dogs and hearing dogs, as well as facility dogs, to assist children and adults with disability to become more independent.
- Service
- Founded in 1993 by a group of dedicated volunteers, today SSD has placed over 300 service dogs with people throughout Pennsylvania and the surrounding states. It is a program of Keystone Human Services and are an accredited member of Assistance Dogs International (ADI). SSD works hard to find the perfect match between a person and a service dog. Whether our service dogs are retrieving dropped items or opening a door, they’re assisting their partner to live a full, rich life as independently as possible. Individuals interested in obtaining a service dog must complete an application process which can be found on our website. Fees: Fee for services for getting a dog are $5,000.
- Fees
- Fee for services for getting a dog are $5,000.
- Area served
- Pennsylvania and some surrounding states; applicants must travel to Harrisburg for preliminary meetings, Meet the Dogs, and a two and a half week training when placement occurs.
- Subjects
- Disabled, Hearing Ear Dogs, Volunteers - Needed
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