Silent Sidekicks
Civic and Social OrganizationsMaine, United States0-1 Employees
Silent Sidekicks is a nonprofit organization focused on animal-assisted therapy and activities, offering information, education, and access to trained volunteer handler-animal teams. It serves communities in Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The organization aims to enrich lives and promote health and happiness through positive experiences with animals, supported by events and activities that highlight the human-animal bond. It recruits, trains, and pairs Silent Sidekicks teams with health care facilities, hospitals, schools, and libraries seeking animal-assisted therapy or activity programs. Based in Lincoln, Maine, the organization operates within the civic and social organizations sector and maintains a small staff footprint. As a facilitator, it connects volunteer teams with institutions to deliver therapeutic and educational animal-assisted programs.