Joybound’s CEO, Susan Lee Vick, was recently interviewed by our friends at the American Pet Products Association about the evolution of our Shelter to Service program (formerly known as Pets and Vets) and the future of the organization. Follow the link below to read more!
What is Joybound’s Shelter to Service? Five Questions with Susan Lee Vick, CEO of Joybound People & Pets
APPA Team
In honor of September being Service Dog Awareness Month, we sat down with the CEO of Joybound People & Pets, Susan Lee Vick. Based in Northern California, Joybound People & Pets is a nonprofit and social enterprise that supports the connection between people and pets through a lifetime partnership. Their programs include cat and dog rescue and adoption, training and veterinary care, food and supply assistance, therapy and service-animal programs, and rich learning resources for all pet families.
Joybound’s Pets and Vets program has expanded to include anyone who can benefit from a psychiatric service dog. How did this change come about?
Back in 2011, responding to a lack of mental health support for Veterans, Joybound began a program to share the benefits of the human-animal bond with Veterans. The program, initially called Pets and Vets, first offered free pet adoptions, then free emotional support animals, and eventually trained shelter dogs as psychiatric service dogs and partnered them with Veterans completely free of charge. Since then… (Read more)
