The Healing Species, Rescued Animals Helping Heal the Human Heart

The Healing Species is an 11-week, "Standardized-Testing aligned" violence intervention/character education program approved by the State Department of Education, used in scores of schools across SC (reaching over 3,500 students), and now existing with satellite chapters in Seattle Washington, Greenwich Connecticut, and Miami Florida, with expanding developments in numerous other states.
Mission: The mission of the Healing Species is to intercept crime and violence by reaching children with our innovative, successful, and unique 11-week violence intervention curriculum. Rescued dogs - dogs nobody else wanted - assist us in teaching children:

life-lessons in respect for the feelings of others,
gaining power and authority from principles and acts of mercy and compassion instead of from bullying or "violence for violence,"
age-appropriate awareness on abuse and how to get help and that what happens to us does not have to define us.
methods for conflict resolution,
self-esteem from developing responsibility, and
how to take the initiative to create a more compassionate planet.

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