Gabriel’s Angels believes that the bond between a therapy dog and a child is strong enough to break the cycle of violence.
The nonprofit group’s teams of volunteers and their dogs regularly visit children in crisis nurseries, domestic violence shelters, group homes and homeless shelters in the Phoenix, Arizona and Tucson, Arizona. Their mission is to deliver healing pet therapy to abused, neglected and at-risk children, nurturing their ability to love and trust, thereby freeing them from the cycle of violence
Gabriel’s Angels began eight years ago when Pam Gaber and her then one-year-old Weimaraner, Gabriel, first visited the Crisis Nursery in Phoenix. Pam saw the overwhelming need to reach as many children as possible based on the undeniable bond created between the children and Gabriel on that first day. After more visits by Pam and Gabriel, both the on-site caregivers and social workers confirmed that the children were becoming more empathetic and nurturing to one another.
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