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April 2025 | Service & Therapy Animal Month

According to the AVMA’s U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook, 38.4% of American households have a dog; 25.4% of households have a...

“I’m now the person I always wanted to be” This month we highlight One of Our Own, Kristina Bell , who joined First Trust in August of...

There are 55.8 million senior citizens currently living in the U.S., making up 16.8% of the population, or 1 in 6 people (U.S. Census...

All charitable organizations need volunteers . They are the backbone of an organization. Volunteering for the Foundation comes in the...

Helping at the Holidays! UPDATE : November 25 : 64 baskets have been delivered to the organizations helping some of our neighbors in...

The Foundation is proud to announce it has now donated ... $5,000,000 ... to help transform lives locally, nationally and globally since...

June 28, 2024 Some of Our Own, the Best of the Best! And We've Added Some New Members! See Blue * We are proud to highlight colleagues...

It should come as no surprise that having a mental illness can make everyday life more challenging. According to the National Alliance on...

Since 2012, the Foundation has donated nearly $100,000 to organizations working to assist humans with service and therapy animals. The...

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Due to a technical glitch, March's post was not uploaded to The Flame's blog. We rectify that here and apologize...