Canine Therapy Corps

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Canine Therapy Corps

Overview[edit]

Founded in 1991, Canine Therapy Corps, Inc. (formerly Chenny Troupe, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal-assisted therapy organization. It is located in Chicago, Illinois and serves 13 health care, education and rehabilitation facilities in the Chicago metropolitan area. Canine Therapy Corps has two full-time staff, over 100 human volunteers, and more than 60 certified therapy dogs. It is governed by a Board of Directors.

Programs[edit]

Canine Therapy Corps partners with the following institutions to provide animal-assisted interventions:

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Ariella Joy Frankel Keshet Day School

Chicago Children's Advocacy Center

Easter Seals Therapeutic School and Center for Autism Research

Haymarket Center

Heartland Alliance

Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

Lawrence Hall

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

RUSH University Medical Center

Swedish Covenant Hospital

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