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Hamilton Community Foundation will fund therapy dogs in every Hamilton City school
Summary
The Hamilton Community Foundation announced a grant to fund therapy dogs across Hamilton City Schools, covering a three-year cycle for six additional dogs so the district aims to have a therapy dog in every building; district leaders said the program is fully funded by donations, not general-fund dollars.
Andrea Blevins, superintendent of Hamilton City Schools, and representatives of the Hamilton Community Foundation announced a foundation grant that will expand the district’s Positive Connections therapy-dog program so every school will have a therapy dog.
"By the end of next school year, we will have a therapy dog in every single building in our district," Blevins said, describing a program she said helps students and staff with emotional regulation and reduces anxiety. She told the board the program had been started through community donations and that no district general-fund dollars are being used.
Bob Long, speaking for the foundation, said the foundation’s education committee and board supported the program after…
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