Crisis Response Program

Purpose
The purpose of the Canines for Christ Crisis Response  is to deploy members who will bring a ministry of presence, prayers and appropriately share God’s love, comfort, and hope to those that have been affected by man-made or natural disasters. Our dogs are used as the vessel to open the door to share this message. 

How to Get Involved:

1. CR Volunteer must be a current C4C Member 
2. All members who have taken our CR Training, downloaded and read both the CR Guidelines and the 2022 C4C Handbook, and attested to such, can participate at CR Level #1.   
3. For CR Levels #2 & #3 members must have either completed the “Sharing Hope in Crisis” online training through Billy Graham Rapid Response for Chaplains or petition the Crisis Response Program Director to review an individual’s specific response training and experience.
4. Zoom trainings with Chaplain Fred Wetzel can be arranged for any Chapter or other group of members however there is always the option for members to complete training independently by reviewing the self-paced CR training module and downloading, reading and attesting to the guidelines and 2022 C4C Handbook below.
5. Your dog must have a minimum of 25 community visits for Level #1 and 50 visits for Level #2 and #3.