OCCUPAWS GUIDE DOG ASSOCIATION ACQUIRES, RAISES, TRAINS, AND PLACES GUIDE DOGS WITH VISUALLY IMPAIRED ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN WISCONSIN AND CONTIGUOUS STATES. IN 2022, WE PLACED SEVEN ADULT GUIDE DOGS AND PROVIDED REVIEW TRAINING TO 41 TEAMS THAT RECEIVED DOGS IN PREVIOUS YEARS. WE HAVE AN ONGOING PROGRAM AT THE NEW LISBON STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (A MEDIUM SECURITY MEN'S PRISON) WHERE WE HAVE INMATES RAISE AND TRAIN PUPPIES, MUCH LIKE REGULAR PUPPY RAISERS. WE CONDUCT WEEKLY CLASSES FOR THE 20 INMATES CURRENTLY RAISING PUPPIES FOR US. THE PROGRAM IS CALLED "PAWSFORWARD."
