Where People & Animals
Heal Together.
Windwalker Humane Coalition connects credentialed therapy teams with schools, hospitals, courts, and communities across Rhode Island and beyond, bringing comfort and healing through the human-animal bond.
- AKC & TICA Recognized
- RI Family Court Approved
- URI Partnership
Where People & Animals
Heal Together.
Windwalker Humane Coalition connects credentialed therapy teams with schools, hospitals, courts, and communities across Rhode Island and beyond, bringing comfort and healing through the human-animal bond.
- AKC & TICA Recognized
- RI Family Court Approved
- URI Partnership
60+
Active Credentialed
Therapy Teams
WHO WE ARE
Nearly 30 Years Healing Through the Human-Animal Bond
“Therapy pets are family members. Their eagerness and spontaneity is our guide in this profession.”
Since 1995, Windwalker Humane Coalition has been Rhode Island’s leading professional pet assisted therapy (PPAT) organization. Our credentialed therapy teams bring comfort, healing, and meaningful connection to schools, libraries, hospitals, courtrooms, and communities across the state, guided by university-educated PPAT facilitators and the highest professional standards in the field.
- Only RI Family Court–Approved PAT Organization
- AKC & TICA Recognized
- University-Educated PPAT Facilitators Required
FIND YOUR PLACE WITH WINDWALKER
How Would You Like to Get Involved?
Whether you’re ready to credential your therapy team, need a visit for your facility, or want to support the mission, there is a place for you here.
Become a Credentialed Therapy Team
You and your pet have what it takes. Learn about the credentialing process, the DJ Program with URI, and what it means to join Windwalker as an active therapy team in your community.
Get Credentialed
Request a Therapy Team for Your Organization
Bring pet assisted therapy to your facility. Our credentialed teams visit schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, libraries, courts, and community programs across Rhode Island.
Request a Team
Support Windwalker With a Donation
Your gift helps fund credentialing programs, community outreach, and more healing visits across Rhode Island. Every contribution, large or small, makes a real difference.
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Year Founded
Nearly 30 Years of Impact
Active Credentialed
Therapy Teams in RI
University-Educated
PPAT Facilitators
Only PAT Org Approved
for RI Family Court
Pet Assisted Therapy is the intentional use of the human-animal bond to support healing, comfort, and growth in people of every age, in settings where it matters most.
Schools & Libraries
Building literacy, social skills, and emotional confidence in children and youth through structured animal-assisted visits.
Healthcare & Rehabilitation
Reducing anxiety, encouraging participation, and bringing comfort to patients in hospitals, rehab centers, and memory care.
Courts & Legal Settings
Providing calming support in Rhode Island Family Court, the only approved PAT organization for this critical setting in the state.
Community & Outreach
Extending the healing power of the human-animal bond to veterans, seniors, shelters, and community events throughout Rhode Island.
A STORY OF IMPACT
The Difference a Visit Makes
“Having a Windwalker therapy team in our sessions changed everything. Students who wouldn’t open up in traditional settings immediately relax and begin to engage. It’s a transformation we see visit after visit.”
The DJ Professional
PPAT Program
Windwalker’s credentialing education pathway, offered in partnership with the University of Rhode Island and approved for Continuing Education Units by NASW-RI.
New DJ Course 1 Begins January 4, 2027
Held at Elmhurst Rehabilitation Center, Providence, RI
Approved for CEUs with NASW-RI in partnership with URI
Required step toward full Windwalker credentialing
Course questions? Contact Cynthia at DJPPAT24@gmail.com
SUPPORT THE MISSION
Your Gift Makes
Healing Possible
Windwalker is a nonprofit powered by dedicated volunteers and your generous support. Every donation helps bring more therapy teams to more people across Rhode Island, in schools, hospitals, courts, and communities that need it most.
A $50 gift helps support one therapy team’s annual credentialing, putting a healing presence in your community.