Tim Hetzner—Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) President/CEO and founder of the K-9 Ministry, which deploys Comfort Dogs to the sites of an array of disasters, to provide solace to victims, survivors, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When we hear of a disaster like Wednesday’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., most of us wish we ...

HOUSTON – For more than a decade ‘Comfort Dogs’ have quietly brought compassion and grace to some of our country’s worst tragedies. The animals are trained and deployed by Lutheran Church Charities.

CHICAGO -- The Chicago area is trying to help people in Orlando deal with this tragedy by sending teams of comfort dogs. Golden retrievers from suburban Northbrook left O'Hare Monday morning to bring ...

Sasha, Jacob and Tobias are just three of the uniquely trained golden retrievers who are lending comfort and a calming presence to the greater Parkland, Florida, community in the wake of the Marjory ...

UVALDE, Texas — The town square of Uvalde is a place for this community to grieve. It’s a place for prayers. It’s a place to say goodbye. Circling the fountain are 22 crosses memorializing the victims ...

Tim Hetzner of Lutheran Church Charities travelled to Harrisburg, Ill. this week. Hetzner's organization works to provide housing and comfort to displaced people. He is now in southern Indiana and ...

The K-9 Comfort Dogs have been dispatched to help soothe the victims of the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. They don't judge. They don't ask questions. And they don't say "stupid things," ...

UVALDE, Texas — The town square of Uvalde is a place for this community to grieve. It’s a place for prayers. It’s a place to say goodbye. Circling the fountain are 22 crosses memorializing the victims ...