Join Us for an Exciting 2025!

Shine On! Kids greets the New Year with a long list of accomplishments in 2024 and exciting goals for 2025 and beyond!

August News: Summer Recap

It has been a busy summer at Shine On! Kids and we have lots of exciting updates to share. In response to the growing demand for Hospital Facility Dogs, we have recently welcomed two puppies-in-training with plans to add two more by the end of the year!

Facility Dog in Training Update: Tommy Visits Local High School

Recently, Tommy, one of our Facility Dogs-in-training, visited Morimura Gakuen Junior & Senior High School in Yokohama. This was one of his first major outings where he can practice some training exercises out in the real world.

April News: Sakura, Sake & Fighting for Fighters!

Shine On! Kids is thrilled to announce that we raised over 8.6 million yen at our Sakura and Sake Charity Event on April 7 at the International House Japan. 

And…it’s a wrap! Shine On! Kids had a GREAT year!

2021…in many ways, was one of the most productive years ever for Shine On! Kids. All of the restrictions of Covid simply highlighted how important building resilience and providing psychological care is for EVERYONE…but yes, in particular, for our kids in hospital.

Two New Facility Dog Teams Trained Domestically by Shine On! Kids Begin Work in Japanese Hospitals

Two new Hospital Facility Dog Teams are starting work this summer thanks to Shine On! Kids’ Facility Dog Training Project launched in fiscal year 2019. This brings the total number of children’s hospitals in Japan with Facility Dogs to four.

We have some happy news for you this month!

We are so excited to announce that Ty and Masa are now starting work with their handlers in their new hospitals! Thank you to everyone who supported this 2-year journey including our many generous donors and our puppy volunteers. It takes a village to raise a Hospital Facility Dog!

A March filled with hope

This month, Shine On! Kids is filled with hope and anticipation as Ty and Masa get ready to enter the final phase of their training to become fully qualified Hospital Facility Dogs!!! We are so excited and so very, very grateful to everyone who has helped us get this far on our puppy journey!

Looking forward to a great 2021!

Shine On! Kids is excited to see Ty and Masa, the first two Hospital Facility Dogs raised and trained in Japan, start working full-time this year! We hope that in spite of the challenges of Covid, the final stages of their training go smoothly so they can both start bringing peace, strength and joy to everyone they meet in the hospital.