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2022 was a big year, and we're excited to share our milestones, good news stories and big plans with our friends and supporters. Click here for our 2022 Annual Report.

In June 2023, Canadian Friends of the Israel Guide Dog Center ran its first crowdfunding campaign to raise and train service dogs to treat PTSD specifically for IDF veterans. The...

More than 120 puppies are born at the Israel Guide Dog Center each year. When they are eight weeks old, they are given to volunteer foster families who provide them with a warm,...

Barak Yefet had a kidney transplant a year ago, which affected his health, recovery, life and business. He spent a year in rehabilitation. His ethnic food business in the Shuk Ha...

On 15th August, we marked the birth of Israel Guide Dog Centre’s 2,000th puppy named Bubble! This cute puppy has no idea that she will become a superhero someday. Thanks to her...

How did you first connect with the Center? “I worked in the hi-tech industry, and after leaving that world, I needed a change. I looked for something closer to my passion which...

At the Israel Guide Dog Center, we are blessed to have wonderful friends who love our clients and dogs and the work we do every day on their behalf. This year, we were incredibly...

We sat down with the Toronto Guardian to discuss our fantastic work in Israel, how far we've come in 30 years and what's next for the fall and spring. To read the Toronto...

I hate endings, but even more, I hate farewells! But I love to learn life’s lessons. Tomorrow, my immediate and extended family will say goodbye to Jeff. After many years of...

On June 20th, MK Shirley Pinto hosted a group of Israel Guide Dog Centre clients and their guide dogs, together with staff from the Centre, at the Knesset (Israeli Parliament)....

In just one day, Boaz’s life changed forever. While sparring with his martial arts partner, a freak accident caused Boaz to lose sight in one eye and gradually in the other. He...

Until recently, Israeli soldiers and veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) did not feel their needs were adequately addressed by their government. In a country...