A $10,000 grant is allowing Gabriel’s Angels to expand its pet therapy program to an additional 7,500 Arizona children. The Allstate Foundation donated the funds in an effort to reach out to more needy children. The foundation is a charitable organization that looks for ways to support strong communities. It provided $147,500 in total grants in 2007, to organizations that focus on safe communities, tolerance, inclusion, diversity and economic empowerment.
Gabriel’s Angels is a Mesa-based nonprofit that uses volunteers that provides pet therapy throughout the Valley to abused, neglected and at-risk children primarily at crisis nurseries, domestic violence shelters, group homes and homeless shelters. For more information visit www.gabrielsangels.org
