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Pet therapy is a powerful tool that helps children build resilience and other core strengths they need for success.

By directing your Arizona Charitable Tax Credit to Gabriel’s Angels, you can play a crucial role in improving the lives of children who have experienced immense hardship.

Pet therapy is a powerful tool that helps children build resilience and other core strengths they need for success.

By directing your Arizona Charitable Tax Credit to Gabriel’s Angels, you can play a crucial role in improving the lives of children who have experienced immense hardship.

“Young people are telling us that they are in crisis.”

CDC’s adolescent and school health program.
Young boy hugging a dog, with dog "hugging" back

The mission of Gabriel’s Angels is nurturing youth and their well-being by connecting them with the healing power of pets and compassionate adults.

Helping children through the power of pet therapy

Gabriel’s Angels provides resilience-building pet therapy programs to kids and teens ages 5-18 at schools, shelters, and other youth-serving organizations throughout Arizona. Thanks to the generous support of our community, services are provided free of charge to ensure that youth receive the support they need regardless of their families’ economic circumstances. With the unconditional love of therapy pets to help guide the way, youth enjoy learning the nuances of teamwork, forming healthy relationships, regulating emotions, practicing attunement, treating others with kindness, celebrating differences, and respecting others.

Gabriel’s Angels provides a non-threatening venue to learn self-control and sensitivity.
South Pointe Elementary School

What we do

Gabriel’s Angels serves vulnerable children in Arizona through the application of innovative pet therapy. The program’s goal is to increase the overall sense of well-being and happiness for children in a safe environment and to build critical core behaviors, such as empathy, respect, tolerance, and confidence.

older man and woman with therapy dog listening to a young child read a book

Use Your Pet to Do Good

Do you have an amazing pet who is social and likes children? You and your pet can make an impact in your community by providing unconditional love to vulnerable children through the power of pet therapy. Volunteers receive personalized training, activities for pet therapy visits, and on-going support from our Gabriel’s Angels staff.

young teenager reading a book with woman volunteer and therapy dog

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