ULRA Official Charity
Saint Francis Service Dog Foundation
Based in Roanoke, Virginia, Saint Francis of Assisi Service Dog Foundation was established in 1996 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Saint Francis' mission is to assist people with one or more physical and/or emotional limitations to become more independent and self-sufficient through partnership with a service dog. Help has many faces. St Francis strives to select, nurture, train and place dogs whose temperament and stature are suitable to the role of healing the human spirit and bringing wholeness to the lives of children, adults and their families who live with disabilities every day..... Members of ULRA support the work of St Francis Service Dog Foundation in many ways -- breeding, raising and donating litters of puppies; donating individual puppies; serving as host-family for training vacation for selected dogs; selling greatly-reduced-price puppies and started dogs to the Foundation; raising and donating money; supporting Paws for a Cause wine sales thru Black Dog wines; community awareness and presentations; attending St Francis fund-raisers and graduations; providing Canine Good Citizen evaluators for events at the Foundation; spreading the word about St Francis and its mission to other Labrador breeders; serving on the Breeding Committee for St Francis fledgling breeding program; providing advice on puppy acquisitions. ULRA supports their work and invite you to learn more or contact them through their web site below.