Intermountain Therapy Animals Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsUtah, United States11-50 Employees
Intermountain Therapy Animals is a Utah-based nonprofit organization that mobilizes volunteers, including participants and their own companion animals, to provide human service support across hospitals, counseling centers, nursing and memory care facilities, detention centers, schools, and libraries. Founded in 1993, the group operates as a 501(c)(3) entity with a regional focus in Utah, Montana, and Idaho, delivering animal-assisted interventions aimed at improving physical, emotional, and social well-being. The program emphasizes benefits such as reduced stress indicators, increased calm, and enhanced engagement, supporting goals like empathy, socialization, and patient compliance in diverse settings. Its model centers on trained, registered, and insured therapy animals to assist individuals who are disabled, emotionally or psychologically impacted, or experiencing loneliness or depression. A notable development includes a collaboration with Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum to offer a monthly reading program that pairs children with therapy dogs to support literacy, expanding its community reach at educational venues.