You're Not Alone;

Help Us Reach the Next 25 Schools 🐾

Right now, 25 schools are waiting for a therapy dog.

Their students are ready, and so are their counselors. What they’re missing is a You’re Not Alone; therapy dog team. This Give to the Max Day, you can help change that.

Our goal: $20,000 to bring more teams into more schools. Every gift today brings a student on our waitlist one step closer to a therapy dog.

Why it matters

You’re Not Alone; exists to shatter the stigma of mental illness, one therapy dog at a time. For a student having a hard day, a visit from a YNA; dog can be the moment they feel seen, calm, and less alone. Our trained handlers and their dogs help students:

• Build social-emotional skills
• Practice self-care strategies they can use every day
• Experience how animals support mental health and wellness

Along the way, our visits open honest conversations about acceptance, empathy, and kindness, helping create schools where bullying has less room to grow.

Schools pay nothing. YNA; adds another layer of support that complements the counselors and services students already rely on. That’s only possible because of donors like you.

From 1 dog to 74 teams in five years

• 2021–22: 1 therapy dog team
• 2023–24: 40 teams
• Today: 74 teams serving 65 schools across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island
• Next: 25 schools on our waitlist, plus expansion to Massachusetts and Texas

Growth this fast needs staff and supplies to keep up. Your gift keeps us moving.

Choose your impact

• $25/month or $300 once: Provides continuing education for a therapy dog team, so every visit is as meaningful as it can be.
• $50/month or $600 once: Supports a therapy dog team in its school placement.
• $209/month or $2,500 once: Covers the full cost of bringing YNA; to a school, which means one fewer school on the waitlist.

Every dollar counts. Gifts of any size help cover the essentials behind every visit:

• Professional photos for the dogs’ trading cards (students love these)
• Mental health awareness stickers and merchandise
• A stuffed-animal replica of each school’s therapy dog, left in the counselor’s office for comfort between visits
• PAWsibilities conversation starters that get students talking
• Ongoing training for our handlers