When SSD Culligan goes to a sitter, she gains all sorts of new experiences. Maybe she meets the sitter’s cats, chickens, or chinchilla. Maybe she spends the week with small children. Maybe she practices sleeping in instead of waking up early to go to the office. Maybe she spends a week or so in an...Read More
How does a cute, nine-week-old puppy go from just learning their name to being ready to learn specialized tasks for their future partner? Puppy raisers are the key.Read More
Did you know that Susquehanna Service Dogs’ Ambassador Dog teams participated in 556 community outreach activities in 2023? This includes 189 meet and greets and 112 formal demonstrations about Susquehanna Service Dogs and how assistance dogs can assist people with disability to live more independently and have the confidence to chase their dreams.Read More
(Harrisburg, PA) April 11, 2024 – Preschool students at Capital Area Head Start’s Granite Street Center in Harrisburg will soon have a new outdoor area for nature-based play and learning, thanks to a $75,000 grant from PNC Foundation through its signature early childhood education initiative, PNC Grow Up Great®.Read More
Direct Support Professionals play a vital role in creating authentic inclusion alongside people with disability. Keystone Institute India has developed a National Training for Direct Support Practitioners, a curriculum designed to develop a dignified, respected workforce of direct support professionals (DSPs).Read More
Susquehanna Service Dogs (SSD) is honored to receive a letter of recognition from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro for our work supporting people with disability to live full lives within the community.Read More
On March 22, 2024, Keystone Human Services International (KHSI) partnered with Gender Budget Watchdog Network (GBWN) to co-host a parallel event at the United Nation’s 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), aligning with the CSW68 theme of “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls...Read More
“Part of the family” – that’s the slogan of Dallastown Area Intermediate School. It’s also the perfect description for SSD Doodle, the school’s facility dog. She’s a one-dog welcome committee for students arriving in the morning. She sits at the door greeting the fourth, fifth, and sixth graders as they come inside. “She gives kids...Read More
“I want my children to be safe, to have a happy childhood,” said Alina Lotocovska, a mother from Ukraine. In October 2023, she and her three children arrived in Moldova, where they received support through Keystone Moldova to help her children to grow and develop.Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Tiana Kelly, the 2023 recipient of the Nancy and Robert Fierer Spirit of Volunteerism Award. Presented annually by Susquehanna Service Dogs (SSD), this award recognizes volunteers who serve as a champion for SSD and its mission, supporting people to live their best lives with an assistance dog by their side.Read More
