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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I second the recommendation to foster dogs!  Two of my three kids (now in MS/HS) have ADHD/anxiety/LDs but all the kids love fostering dogs and always do it for the 8th grade service learning project.  The rescue groups we work with are very positive, appreciative and always in need of fosters.  The kids are responsible for caring for the dogs.  We all work on teaching the dogs simple commands.  We have met the nicest people through these groups and at adoption events and the kids have had a lot of practice interacting with diverse people.  It's a win-win.  
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Can you recommend rescue groups you work with that welcome kid involvement?[/quote]

I'm the PP you're responding to.  I advise looking for a group that works close to you.  Look up your local Petco/PetSmart and see which rescue groups have adoption events there.  We've worked with Homeless Animal Rescue Team (HART) and  Lost Dog & Cat Rescue.  We used to foster with Lucky Dog but even though it's the most organized group we've ever worked with, the founder/leadership was pretty abrasive on every interaction.  I recognize everyone is a volunteer but given the need for fosters, I'd rather work with a group that's less organized but more positive to interact with.

Most stores that host adoption events do not allow kids under 14 but my experience is that as long as an adult is with the kid, it's fine (and we've been doing it for years).  There is no minimum age for fostering but parents are, ultimately, responsible.  We already have 2 dogs at home and we're clear with the rescue groups that we can only take dogs that get along with other dogs and will not see our little dog as prey.  We've been a long term foster for dogs that needed surgery/rehab, been a temporary foster for dogs whose regular foster was going on leave, had dogs that we had no idea how long would be with.  For one of the dogs we were a long term foster, we needed to end the foster because of the start of sports season.  We gave them 2 weeks notice and they arranged for another foster.

https://hart90.org/Foster/default.aspx
https://lostdogrescue.org/foster/what-its-all-about/
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