Volunteer Advisory Council

Canine Companions provides service dogs to people with disabilities, as well as facility dogs to professionals working in healthcare, criminal justice, and education settings. Our mission is made possible thanks to the thousands of amazing volunteers who take care of our breeder dogs, raise future service dogs, lead local volunteer chapters, organize events, and outreach opportunities, fundraise, advocate and so much more.

Canine Companions volunteer advisory council supports Canine Companions’ mission by enhancing the volunteer experience. The Volunteer Advisory Council is a selected group of volunteers providing input, and recommendations on policies, programs, and needs that relate to Canine Companions volunteers.

The volunteer advisory council’s priority is to be a vital voice for our grassroots volunteer community. The council will meet virtually four times a year to discuss projects that directly concern the volunteer programs. The council will work on projects focusing on one development item at a time. All results will be reported to the regional and national leadership team.

The council is comprised of a total of 12 to 15 volunteers, with two to three volunteer representatives per region. Volunteer time commitment is approximately two hours per month, and the term is up to two years.  We want to thank our first Volunteer Advisory Council for their magnificent work and for being an integral part in launching the program, and we’re excited to continue this initiative in the years ahead.