# Helping Paws - Assistance Dogs

**URL:** https://thewidowcollaborative.com/services/helping-paws-assistance-dogs/
**Author:** Hailey Mueller
**Published:** June 26, 2026

> Helping Paws is a nonprofit organization that breeds, trains, and places highly skilled assistance dogs with individuals living with physical disabilities, veterans and first responders with service-related PTSD, and professionals working in therapeutic, educational, and courthouse settings. Through the life-changing...

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Helping Paws is a nonprofit organization that breeds, trains, and places highly skilled assistance dogs with individuals living with physical disabilities, veterans and first responders with service-related PTSD, and professionals working in therapeutic, educational, and courthouse settings. Through the life-changing partnership between a person and an assistance dog, Helping Paws helps foster greater independence, confidence, emotional well-being, and connection, empowering people to navigate daily life with renewed support.