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paws4people, Inc. is a Virginia Nonstock Corporation and a 501(c)(3) Public Charity (EIN: 54-1948479)
operating under the registered dbas: paws4people foundation, paws4vets, and paws4prisons.
March 11, 2025
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a notice for a community information meeting for an upcoming request by Danielle
Cockerham, on behalf of paws4people® Inc., property owner, for a Mixed-Use Rezoning from
current zoning district R-15 (Residential) to PD (Planned Use Development) for the addition of a
building utilized as training space for Service Dogs and their recipients who may be Military
Veterans, Children, Sexual Trauma Survivors, and more.
The subject property is approximately 11 acres and is located at 5000 Transformation Lane and
is identified as PID R01100-008-016-000 and R01100-008-039-000.
The purpose of the community information meeting is to explain the proposal and answer
questions from meeting attendees.
This meeting will be held at 5103 Transformation Lane and begin at 5:30pm on Tuesday March
25th. For directions or further information, please contact Danielle Cockerham at 888.762.PAWS
or danielle@paws4people.org
A one pager informational flyer on paws4people is attached as a page two to this mailer.
Thank you for your time,
Danielle Cockerham, on behalf of paws4people® Inc.
Deputy Executive Director, Operations & IT
888.762.PAWS
danielle@paws4people.org
Assistance Dogs Transforming Lives
The awesome things the dogs can do!!
Attend a tour of our national
headquarters, ADDIE'S Way
Volunteer at Puppy socialization
outings
Volunteer at our Puppy
Development Center (PDC)
Become a Puppy Host Family
Become a Breeder Ambassador
Family
Help us connect to new sponsors
Make a donation to support our
life-saving cause
We specialize in customized
Assistance Dogs
How You Can Help & Get
Involved with us!
5000 Transformation Lane, Castle Hayne, NC 28429
paws4people.org | info@paws4people.org
paws4people, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) EIN 54-1948479
"paws4people has meant the world to me.
They have provided me and my family with
the confidence of knowing I can be safe and
independent, while also giving me a new
family member!”
Elizabeth Wagner & CLAUDE
Alert others to an emergency
Carry grocery bags
Open closed doors
Retrieve dropped items
Turn on light switches
Unzip a coat
Interrupt panic and
anxiety attacks
For more information:
Visit our website paws4people.org
or email info@paws4people.org
What is an Assistance Dog?
Dogs that are trained to perform a minimum of three (3) tasks to mitigate the effects of an
individual’s physical, neurological, psychological, or other medical related disability(ies). The
Assistance Dog provides help in conducting everyday life skills, thus enabling the Client to
perform more independently than he/she otherwise would without his/her Assistance Dog.
What do we do? paws4people foundation raises, trains, and places Assistance
Dogs with children, veterans, military dependents, first responders, and civilians
living with disabilities. The organization provides certification, insurance, and
support the client/dog teams for the duration of their career.
Who do we serve? Each Assistance Dog is trained and customized
to a Client’s disability(ies). We place Assistance Dogs with
Veterans, Service Members, and their dependents. We also
specialize in children who have physical or neurological disabilities.
What is the cost associated for the client? Each
Assistance Dog is placed at no cost to the client. Each
client is encouraged to participate in a Pay-It-Forward
Campaign (PIF), for more information on PIF please
visit paws4people.org/FAQs