$15 million for an even brighter future.
Today there is increased demand for Guide and Assistance Dogs and Guide Dogs WA continues to grow to meet this need by breeding, raising and training the next generations of Guide and Assistance Dogs for Western Australians.
Leave a gift in your Will.
What an incredible legacy knowing that you are supporting Guide Dogs WA’s world-class, locally based Training and Breeding programs, raising and training generation after generation of Guide and Assistance Dogs for people across Western Australia.
Give a life-changing gift.
When you make a significant donation as an individual, family, foundation or business, you are investing in the future of Guide and Assistance Dogs in WA, today and for generations to come.
But there’s a problem. An existential one.
With the increased demand for Guide Dogs WA’s services, traditional philanthropic support and other funding streams will not cover the rising cost of the specialised breeding and training of Guide and Assistance Dogs here in Western Australia.
This is why we need your support to raise $15 million to ensure every dog can have the greatest impact on the lives of Western Australians, their families and the wider community.
We’re working towards a future where every dog trained has the greatest impact on a person’s life.
Your bequest or donation will provide hope and opportunity to Western Australians living with low vision, disability or illness.
Improving employment, mental health and the economy.
Guide and Assistance Dogs make the Western Australian community stronger by providing independence, confidence, safety and companionship, changing the lives of people with low vision, disability or illness.
4x
unemployment
Blind or vision impaired people are four times as likely to be unemployed.
3x
depression
People with low or no vision are three times more likely to suffer depression.
$16
billion
The annual national economic cost attributable to blindness and vision impairment (2015).
Demand is growing.
In 2022, there were 79 working Guide and Assistance Dogs provided by Guide Dogs WA in Western Australia.
The Breeding Program will provide more Guide, Autism Assistance and Therapy Dogs, as well as help Guide Dogs WA expand service offerings to Dementia and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Dogs.