The Friends With Paws program is a partnership between the Governor’s Office, West Virginia Communities In Schools (CIS) Nonprofit, and the West Virginia Department of Education.
Therapy dogs are placed in schools within CIS counties where students are disproportionately affected by poverty, substance misuse, or other at-risk situations, and are in the greatest need of a support animal. |
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The dogs serve as a healthy and friendly outlet for these students to address trauma and other social-emotional issues.
Schools that previously received therapy dogs through the Friends With Paws program include:
- Coal, a male Black Labrador, at Welch Elementary, McDowell County.
- Foster, a male Golden Labradoodle, at Buckhannon Academy Elementary, Upshur County.
- Jasper, a female Yellow Labrador, at Lewis County High School, Lewis County.
- River, a male Yellow Labrador, at Pineville Elementary School, Wyoming County.
- Shadow, a male Black Labrador, at Moorefield Elementary School, Hardy County.
- Jet, a male Yellow Labrador Retriever, at Spring Mills High School, Berkeley County.
- Kylo, a male Black Labrador Retriever, at Lenore PK-8 School, Mingo County.
- Winnie, a female Apricot and White Labradoodle, at Wayne Elementary School, Wayne County.
- Kasha, a female Yellow Labrador Retriever, at Green Bank Elementary-Middle School, Pocahontas County.
- Marshal, a male Cream Labradoodle, at Hinton Area Elementary School, Summers County.
- Louie, a male Yellow Labrador Retriever, at Bridgeview Elementary School, Kanawha County.
- Oakley, a male Apricot and Cream Labradoodle, at Oakvale Elementary School, Mercer County.
- Ruby, a female Golden Retriever, at Greenbrier East High School, Greenbrier County.
- Malfoy, a male Yellow Labrador Retriever, at Chapmanville Intermediate School, Logan County.
- Tora, a female Yellow Labrador Retriever, at Elkins High School, Randolph County.
- Skye, a female Brown Labradoodle, at Berkeley Springs High School, Morgan County
- Penny, a female Yellow Labrador Retriever, at Pendleton County Middle/High School, Pendleton County.
- Nutter, a male Chocolate Labrador Retriever, at Ravenswood High School, Jackson County.
- Meadow, a female Yellow Labrador Retriever, at Washington Lands Elementary School, Marshall County.
- Clara, a female Golden Retriever, at Brooke Middle School, Brooke County.
- Parker, a male Golden Retriever, at Wheeling Park High School, Ohio County.
- Pixie, a female Apricot Labradoodle, at Lewisburg Elementary School, Greenbrier County.
- Captain, a male Golden Retriever, at Sherman High School, Boone County.
- Eli, a male Golden Retriever, at Nutter Fort Primary School, Harrison County.
- Opera, a female Chocolate Labrador Retriever, at West Fairmont Middle School, Marion County.
- Maverick, a male Golden Retriever, at James Monroe High School.
- Molly, a female Yellow Labrador Retriever, at New Martinsville School, Wetzel County.
- Barney, a male Yellow Labrador Retriever, at Parkersburg High School, Wood County.
- Coco, a male Chocolate Labrador Retriever, at Calhoun Middle High School, Calhoun County — Pup Rally to come!
- Prim, a female Black Labrador Retriever, at Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School, Tucker County — Pup Rally to come!
- Joey, a male Apricot Labradoodle, at Petersburg Elementary School, Grant County — Pup Rally to come!
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| More information about Friends With Paws can be found in Communities In Schools: Friends With Paws, a documentary produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Click HERE to view the documentary. |
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