Organizations Filed Purposes:
PFLK9 PULLS DOGS FROM CITY AND COUNTY SHELTERS AND PLACES THEM IN OUR PAWS FOR LIFE (PFL) CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON PROGRAM WITH OUR INCARCERATED TRAINERS WHO ARE ABLE TO DEDICATE ALL OF THEIR TIME TO THEIR REHABILITATION. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF LIVING AND WORKING WITH OUR INMATE TRAINERS, OUR DOGS EARN THEIR AKC CANINE GOOD CITIZEN CERTIFICATION AND ARE READY FOR ADOPTION AND FAMILY LIFE. SOME PFL GRADUATES COMPLETE FURTHER TRAINING TO BECOME SERVICE ANIMALS FOR MILITARY VETERANS SUFFERING FROM PTSD. THE PFL PROGRAM ENRICHES THE LIVES OF THE INMATES AND DOGS ALIKE. BY LOWERING EUTHANASIA RATES AND PREPARING DOGS FOR SERVICE JOBS, PFL IS PROVING THAT EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE.
CGC CMF AND CGC LAC - DURING OUR 12 WEEKS CGC PROGRAM, THE TRAINERS IN PRISON PARTNER WITH OURS RESCUED DOGS TO TEACH BASIC COMMANDS, BEHAVIOR AND SOCIALIZATION. OVER THE COURSE OF THESE 12 WEEKS, PRISONERS AND DOGS PREPARE FOR THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB'S CANINE GOOD CITIZEN (CGC) CERTIFICATION, THE GOLD-STANDARD IN CANINE OBEDIENCE.
PTSD LAC AND MSCP: PTSD LAC: PROVIDED 4 U.S. MILITARY VETERANS WITH PTSD SERVICE DOGS. CERTIFIED 21 INCARCERATED TRAINERS TO CONTINUE TRAINING SERVICE DOGS. AWARDED CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FROM CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY MEMBER TOM LACKEY. CREATED TRAINING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO TEACH ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES TO BE SERVICE TRAINERS. CREATED PFLK9 RESCUE FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR VETERANS WHO RECEIVE SERVICE DOGS.PTSD MCSP: PROVIDED 2 U.S. MILITARY VETERANS WITH PTSD SERVICE DOGS. CERTIFIED 9 INCARCERATED TRAINERS TO CONTINUE TRAINING SERVICE DOGS. CREATED TRAINING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO TEACH ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES TO BE SERVICE TRAINERS. CREATED PROTOCOL OF MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS FOR SERVICE DOGS.
ADOPTION: 372 SAVED ANIMALS. 264 DOGS ADPOTED.OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM SAVED 372 ANIMALS IN 2020, PLACING 264 DOGS IN FOREVER HOMES.EACH ONE OF THEM WAS CAREFULLY MATCHED WITH THE RIGHT FAMILY BY SCREENING APPLICATIONS, SCHEDULING MEET AND GREETS, DOING HOME CHECKS AND FOLLOW-UPS. WE HAVE A FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS US TO BE IN TOUCH WITH OUR ADOPTERS TO ENSURE THE ADOPTION IS SUCCESSFUL AS WELL AS FREE BASIC TRAINING FOR LIFE. WE HOPE THAT ALL ADOPTIONS WILL BE PERMANENT, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT LIFE CAN GET IN THE WAY OF THE BEST PLANS. THAT'S WHY WE ARE ALWAYS HERE. WHETHER ADOPTERS NEED ADVICE OR HAVE A PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCE OR EMERGENCY AND CNA NO LONGER KEEP THEIR PET, WE ARE HERE FOR THEM. WE COMMIT TO OUR DOGS AND WILL ALWAYS BE A SAFETY NET.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Alexandra Tonner | PRESIDENT | 70 | $109,375 |
| Jeff Smith | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Grossman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kathryn Canale | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Yovetich | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Danielle Doscher | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Helmer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Cope Creed | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Maxine Stratton | CO-CHARIMAN | 12 | $0 |
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