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The Dog Therapy Program's mission is to enhance the social and emotional well-being of high-risk adolescents and improve student behaviors. There is a significant amount of research that demonstrates the benefits of dog therapy. Unfortunately, there aren’t many schools that have yet implemented this valuable resource to serve our students. Some of our adolescents at E. S. High School have encountered a wide variety of traumatic life experiences. Many of our students have to walk through dangerous neighborhoods to get to school. Other of our students are dealing with a variety of clinically diagnosed life stressors. We want our students to have the additional support that will allow them to reduce their feelings of stress, helplessness, and anger. We want our students to get to school and feel more relaxed, empowered and prepared to learn. Based on our research, we are confident that a therapy dog program will help our students thrive. With your support, E. S. High School will be the first school in Newark, New Jersey, to implement a Pet Therapy program as an innovative solution that will enhance our students social and emotional well-being.

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The Dog Therapy Program's mission is to enhance the social and emotional well-being of high-risk adolescents and improve student behaviors. There is a significant amount of research that demonstrates the benefits of dog therapy. Unfortunately, there aren’t many schools that have yet implemented this valuable resource to serve our students. Some of our adolescents at E. S. High School have encountered a wide variety of traumatic life experiences. Many of our students have to walk through dangerous neighborhoods to get to school. Other of our students are dealing with a variety of clinically diagnosed life stressors. We want our students to have the additional support that will allow them to reduce their feelings of stress, helplessness, and anger. We want our students to get to school and feel more relaxed, empowered and prepared to learn. Based on our research, we are confident that a therapy dog program will help our students thrive. With your support, E. S. High School will be the first school in Newark, New Jersey, to implement a Pet Therapy program as an innovative solution that will enhance our students social and emotional well-being.

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