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Published 11/19/25 4:23PM

Do you have a Canine Good Citizen or Therapy Animal? Paws for Patients is for you!

Unity Hospice of Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, Greater St. Louis and Houston
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Chicago, IL
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime), Weekends (daytime)
    Commitment Details:
    Ideally 9 month or longer commitment.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    25
    Cause Areas:
    Animals, Community Development, Health & Medicine
    Good For:
    Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    18+
    Other Requirements:
    TB Test, Drug Screen (for drugs not legal in IL), Background Check (requires Social Security #) and Your best friend is a certified Canine Good Citizen or Therapy Animal!

    Description

    Do you have a Canine Good Citizen or Therapy Animal? Paws for Patients is for you!

    Do you have a pet so nice they MUST be shared?

    Your certified therapy pet can help hospice patients!

    Our patients live all over Chicago, and a visit from a certified therapy animal (or Canine good citizen) can make their last year of life one filled with love, licks and the joy of a wonderful animal companion.

    • If your animal is not yet certified, Canine good Citizen trainings & certification tests are available many places including many pet stores, and if you're willing to take the extra Therapy Pet route, you can look at organizations like Pet Partners (for almost any animal) or Therapy Dogs International or Alliance of Therapy Dogs for your pup.

    Hospice is about living and celebrating life for as long as possible, and making sure patients and their families receive love and support - from staff, from volunteers, and from friendly pets!

    Our volunteers receive extensive training to work in hospice, and will need a fingerprinting background check, tb and drug testing (for drugs not legal in IL), and vaccine & certification records for their dogs. We'd be happy to share more information - please get in touch!

    Location

    On-site
    Various locations in Chicago and Burbs, Chicago, Illinois, US

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