Animal-Assisted Therapy nonprofit in Birmingham, AL 🐶🐱 Our Therapy Teams bring comfort and joy to people who need it most.
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Join us Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 am to noon at Hand in Paw for Santa Paws Pet Photos! 🎅🐾
Enjoy refreshments, a doggy treat station, and get your pet's photo taken with Santa! Photo sessions are $20, with proceeds supporting our mission and programs.
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🍻 #Barktoberfest2026 was a success! 🍻
Hundreds of guests joined us at Cahaba Brewing, helping raise more than $5,000 for Animal-Assisted Therapy!
Thanks to EBSCO, Compassionate Crossings, Tim Rocks, Elevated Bham, our vendors, and everyone who celebrated with us!
🍻🐾 3 DAYS UNTIL BARKTOBERFEST!
💪 Men’s + women’s stein hoists
🎃 Doggy costume contest
🏆 Prizes + Mutt Strut tickets
🛍️ 12+ vendors
🎨 Caricatures + fall photo booth
Presented by EBSCO!
🎟️ $30 includes a drink. Register early to avoid the line: secure.qgiv.com/for/handinpa…
One week until Barktoberfest, presented by EBSCO! Friday, Oct. 16, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Cahaba Brewing Co. Costume contests, men’s and women’s stein hoists, prizes, 12+ vendors, caricatures, and a fall photo booth. It’s going to be puptastic.
You $30 ticket includes a complimentary drink and access to all the fun! 🐾🎃🍺🇩🇪
🎟️🍻 Register online now: secure.qgiv.com/for/handinpa…
Therapy Team Ronnie and Kenzi had a guest on their recent visit to Speake School: Ronnie's daughter, Malorie, a nurse whose friend Meg teaches there. 📚👩🏫
#AnimalAssistedEducation #SitStayRead #HandInPaw #ConnectionIsTheCure
We went to Moody Oktoberfest to meet new neighbors — and found some old friends, too. 💛🐾
Among the hundreds who stopped by were UAB and Children's nurses who knew our Therapy Teams from hospital visits — and former patients who remembered their own visits.
Did you meet us at Moody Oktoberfest? Maybe your next visit could be on the other side of the leash! Learn more about becoming a Hand in Paw Therapy Team: handinpaw.org/volunteer/
Romeo and Suzy Q reporting for visiting duty at Greenbriar at the Altamont! 🐾💛 Thank you for welcoming our Therapy Teams.
#HandInPaw #AnimalAssistedTherapy #ConnectionIsTheCure #SeniorLiving
🍻🐾 LAST CALL for Barktoberfest sponsors!
Opportunities start at $250, supporting Hand in Paw’s Animal-Assisted Therapy programs.
Thanks to EBSCO, our Presenting Sponsor!
⏰ Sponsorship deadline: Thursday, Oct. 1
Become a Barktoberfest sponsor: secure.qgiv.com/for/handinpa…
Becki Vance has volunteered with Hand in Paw for 18 years, logging more than 2,000 hours alongside four Therapy Animals (including a guinea pig) and now evaluating and mentoring the next generation of Therapy Teams. Read her story: handinpaw.org/2026/09/24/cel…
There are two ways to join the fun at Barktoberfest! 🍻🥨 🌭🇩🇪
🛍️ Become a vendor for $75!
🎟️ Or grab a ticket for $30!
Come be part of a dog-friendly fall celebration supporting Hand in Paw’s mission. 💛🐾
Register: secure.qgiv.com/for/handinpa…
College is stressful. Last semester, HIP Therapy Dog Fiona gave nursing students a welcome chance to pause for a few minutes during finals week. 💛🐾
Fiona understood the assignment. 😁
📸 Photo shared by Hannah, Samford University
#HandInPaw #ConnectionIsTheCure
Roux would like it noted that these allegations are completely unfounded. She takes backyard security very seriously. 🐿️🐔
We have no further questions at this time. 😂🐾
🍻🐾 ONE MONTH TO BARKTOBERFEST! 🐾🍻
Enjoy live music, craft beer, a pet costume contest, stein hoist competitions, and festive photo booth — plus, strike a paws with your pup for a one-of-a-kind caricature!
#Barktoberfest #HandInPaw
🎟️ Tickets are $30 and include a drink ticket. Grab yours now and make plans to celebrate fall with your favorite drinking buddy, four-legged or otherwise!
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#AnimalAssistedTherapy #BirminghamEvents
Last Thursday at the James Rushton Early Learning Center, children brushed Poppy and Hasley, explored their Therapy Team cards, talked with their handlers, and settled in close — creating opportunities for communication, engagement, and connection. 💛🐾
#AnimalAssistedTherapy
Shanah Tovah! 🍎🍯
To our Jewish friends, Program Partners, volunteers, supporters, and neighbors celebrating Rosh Hashanah, Hand in Paw wishes you a sweet, healthy, and meaningful new year.
May the year ahead bring plenty of connection, compassion, and reasons for hope. 💛
Some connections deserve to be set in stone.
Honor a person or pet with a tribute brick at Hand in Paw — and support Animal-Assisted Therapy.
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