WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

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Join us in making a meaningful impact. Whether you make a Club pledge, become a volunteer puppy raiser, or volunteering, your involvement helps bring exceptional service dogs to exceptional people.

JOIN OUR MISSION

Become a Member Club

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34 States & Counting

Join the nearly 2,000 Lions Clubs across the United States that proudly support the Lions Project for Canine Companions—a powerful initiative creating greater awareness and financial support for service dogs.

Since 1983, the Lions Project foundation has raised more than $5.1 million to help provide expertly trained service dogs to individuals with disabilities, free of charge
Lions have contributed to over $400,000 to name Lions Dens, Rooms, and a Wellness Center Fountain to Canine Companions Training Centers across the country

Make a Club Pledge

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Bring Us to Your Next Meeting

Want to learn more about the Lions Project for Canine Companions and how your Lions Club can make a difference?

A Lions Project representative will share their personal experience and provide information on how your Club can get involved in supporting this life-changing mission.

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Become a Puppy Raiser

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Becoming a volunteer puppy raiser for Canine Companions is a life-changing way to give back. Puppy raisers provide love, structure, and socialization to puppies destined to become service dogs for people with disabilities.

As a puppy raiser, you’ll help teach basic skills, attend training classes, and provide a safe, nurturing home—all with guidance from Canine Companions. Your time and care lay the foundation for a future service dog’s success.

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Become a Trustee

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Trustees play a vital role in advocating for Lions Project for Canine Companions and inspiring Lions Clubs across the country to support the life-changing work of Canine Companions.

As a Trustee, you’ll represent your region and serve as a key liaison between the Lions community and our national mission. You’ll have the opportunity to meet with local Lions Clubs to share the powerful stories and impact of Canine Companions’ expertly trained service dogs.

You will help educate fellow Lions on how they can get involved through fundraising, volunteering, and spreading awareness.

This is more than a volunteer position—it’s a chance to be part of a national network of passionate Lions working together to promote independence and transform lives through service dogs.

OUR STORIES

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Arizona Prison Program

At two federal prisons in Arizona, Lions Project for Canine Companions sponsors a transformational program, where incarcerated individuals raise and socialize Canine Companions puppies before they go on to Professional Training.

A service dog sitting in front of a water fountain with dogs playing in the fountain, sponsored by Lions Project for Canine Companions.

Wellness Center Pledge

Lions Project for Canine Companions proudly fulfilled a $50,000 pledge to fund the striking fountain that now graces the walkway of the new Canine Health and Wellness Center at the Northwest Training Center in Santa Rosa, California.

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Rose Bowl Parade

Lions Project Trustees proudly represented our mission alongside the Lions International float in the 2025 Rose Parade. Lions Project for Canine Companions sponsored eight walkers accompanied by the future service dog puppies they are raising.

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