Canine Companions for Independence is a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnership. Canine Companions provides assistance dogs for adults, children, veterans, and professionals. Adults with disabilities are partnered with service or hearing dogs to increase independence; assistance dogs perform physical tasks for children with a range of disabilities to increase independence with support from an adult; wounded veterans and veterans with disabilities are matched with assistance dogs for greater independence; and assistance dogs are expertly trained and partnered with a working professional in a health care, visitation, criminal justice or education setting.