The Foundation has recently partnered with Therapy ARC, the largest certified pet therapy group in Middle Tennessee. The TVMF has donated funds that will go towards the training and certifying of assistance teams to help children improve their education skills.
The goal is to improve the literacy skills of children through the assistance of nationally registered & qualified therapy animal-owner/handler teams as literacy mentors who will to go into schools as reading companions for children.
Northfield Elementary in Murfreesboro is one of the schools that have already begun utilizing the therapy dogs in their reading programs. Click Here to view the coverage from Nashville’s Channel 5.
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