Our mission is to provide California’s Central Coast youth with the opportunity for self-reflection and personal growth while training homeless dogs in need of adoption.
Since 2012, UnChained has served more than 400 youth who have helped train, socialize, and find homes for over 200 dogs — unleashing the youth’s potential one dog at a time!
We need your help to say “Yes” to the growing number of community partners seeking our Canines Teaching Compassion program. Limited resources and the need for properly trained staff means that we frequently wait-list requests. We hope to expand our positive impact by hiring passionate coaches and trainers that provide comprehensive training.
Your support empowers at-promise youth, rehabilitates rescue dogs, and strengthens communities.
I watched young men, incarcerated and at-risk, skillfully working with dogs who had been beautifully trained during the eight-week program. I had the wonderful feeling that dogs and humans had rescued each other, and taught life-saving lessons.
Gary S., Santa Cruz County
