Junior Volunteer Program
- Education: Learning about dogs, dog training, the Fidos for Freedom program. and building individual disability awareness for themselves and the community.
- Public Service: Listening to guests speak about everything from dog acupuncture to how to use a microscope to better understand shedding, joining Therapy Dog teams on the training floor, assisting staff with demonstrations, attending Therapy Dog visits with certified handlers, joining
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- Applicants must be between the ages of 12 and 17 years old
- Live in the Baltimore-Washington area and be home schooled or attend middle school or high school in Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C.
- A junior volunteer that reaches 18 years old, graduates from the program and can participate as an adult Fidos volunteer.
Participants earn one community service hour for each hour they work as a Junior volunteer. They can earn approximately 30 hours of community service per year. Meetings are the first 3 Wednesdays of the month from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. from September through June.
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- Getting practical experience by working with Assistance or Therapy Dogs during the Wednesday night training classes. Junior volunteers are matched with participating dogs according to the canine’s skill level, temperament and availability.
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- Puppy raising and subsequent training programs
- Acupuncture and Massage Therapy
- First Aid
- Being on a Crisis Response Team
- Service Dogs Roles and demonstrations
- Therapy Dogs Roles and demonstrations
- Community Outreach Programs
- Why Service dogs are “Going to Prison”
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If you are interested in applying for the program, please download the following forms and email them to JR-Fidos@fidosforfreedom.org or mail to our office at Junior Volunteer Program, 1200 Sandy Spring Rd., Laurel, MD 20707.
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If you have questions or require additional information, you may contact us or the Coordinator at JR-Fidos@fidosforfreedom.org .
The forms you will need:
Junior Program “Drop-In” Permission Form
Application Form
Photo Release
Waiver
Permission Slip
Emergency Contact Information
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