PARTNERSHIPS

Become a Partner

At Assistance Dogs Australia, we know that the transformative partnership of an Assistance Dog and their client is truly remarkable, and our corporate partners share that passion. It’s through these invaluable partnerships that we can provide life-changing Assistance Dogs to people in need, completely free of charge.

Your partnership shows your customers, communities and teams authentic commitment to Australians with disability – while creating compelling good news stories, content and engagement opportunities. Join leaders like Hyundai, Hills and Petstock in transforming lives through the incredible power of the human-canine connection, building a more inclusive Australia.

Together, we can create impact through:

Compelling Impact Storytelling

We provide beautiful, authentic content that connects your brand with the inspiring work of Assistance Dogs Australia, engaging your audiences in a meaningful way.

Employee Engagement

Our partnership offers your team rewarding opportunities to get involved – whether through events, volunteering, or educational experiences that deepen their connection to the cause.

Brand Alignment

Join forces with a nationally respected and trusted organisation, enhancing your reputation through association with a well-established, impactful charity.

Positive Visibility

Celebrate your support with uplifting stories and powerful media exposure featuring the incredible dogs and people your partnership helps every day – because nothing brightens a day like a picture of a happy Assistance Dog!

Compelling Impact Storytelling

We provide beautiful, authentic content that connects your brand with the inspiring work of Assistance Dogs Australia, engaging your audiences in a meaningful way.

Employee Engagement

Our partnership offers your team rewarding opportunities to get involved – whether through events, volunteering, or educational experiences that deepen their connection to the cause.

Brand Alignment

Join forces with a nationally respected and trusted organisation, enhancing your reputation through association with a well-established, impactful charity.

Positive Visibility

Celebrate your support with uplifting stories and powerful media exposure featuring the incredible dogs and people your partnership helps every day – because nothing brightens a day like a picture of a happy Assistance Dog!

The bond between an Assistance Dog and their client is truly life-changing! Our partners play a vital role in making this possible. Thanks to their support, we’re able to provide Assistance Dogs free of charge to the people who need them most.

A partnership with Assistance Dogs Australia is both unique and meaningful. We’ll work with you to create a tailored partnership that meets your organisation’s goals while delivering real impact for our client-dog teams.

Build your impact today: Partner with us

Assistance Dogs Australia (ADA) is a national charity dedicated to empowering Australians with disability through the gift of life-changing assistance dogs. Our accredited dogs support people living with physical disabilities, complex autism, and severe PTSD across NSW, Queensland, Victoria, and beyond. 
 

Each highly skilled Assistance Dog costs over $60,000 to breed, train, and place – provided free of charge to the client. With limited government funding, ADA relies on the generosity of individuals, corporate partners, and philanthropic groups to sustain and grow this vital service. 

Areas of impact you can support 

By partnering with ADA, your organisation can help drive positive change across these key areas, delivering measurable social and economic benefits aligned with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) priorities: 

Physical Disability Support

Enable greater independence and mobility for people with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injury. Our dogs assist with everyday tasks, reduce reliance on paid care, and increase community participation.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Support

Support tailored assistance dogs trained to reduce anxiety, improve social engagement, and help individuals navigate sensory overload challenges, significantly enhancing quality of life for children and adults on the spectrum.

PTSD and Mental Health Support

Invest in specialist psychiatric assistance dogs that provide grounding and emotional regulation for Australian first responders and others living with trauma and complex mental health conditions.

Educational and Facility Programs

Extend our reach through assistance dogs supporting students, correctional facilities, aged care, courts, and veterans, broadening social inclusion and access to essential services.

Innovation and Excellence in Training

Contribute to cutting-edge breeding and training programs, including our internationally accredited standards that ensure every Assistance Dog meets the highest benchmarks for skills and public access.

Your partnership helps us continually improve outcomes for our clients – fostering wellbeing, social inclusion, and independence – while advancing your organisation’s ESG impact through tangible, meaningful support. 

Partnering for impact: How you can make a difference

Assistance Dogs Australia (ADA) is a national, for-purpose organisation dedicated to empowering Australians with disability through the gift of life-changing assistance dogs. Our accredited dogs support people living with physical disabilities, complex autism, and severe PTSD across NSW, Queensland, Victoria, and beyond. 

Each highly skilled Assistance Dog costs over $60,000 to breed, train, and place – provided free of charge to the client. With limited government funding, ADA relies on the generosity of individuals, corporate partners, and philanthropic groups to sustain and grow this vital service. 

Areas of impact you can support 

By partnering with ADA, your organisation can help drive positive change across these key areas, delivering measurable social and economic benefits aligned with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) priorities: 

Physical Disability Support

Enable greater independence and mobility for people with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injury. Our dogs assist with everyday tasks, reduce reliance on paid care, and increase community participation.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Support

Support tailored assistance dogs trained to reduce anxiety, improve social engagement, and help individuals navigate sensory overload challenges, significantly enhancing quality of life for children and adults on the spectrum.

PTSD and Mental Health Support

Invest in specialist psychiatric assistance dogs that provide grounding and emotional regulation for Australian first responders and others living with trauma and complex mental health conditions.

Educational and Facility Programs

Extend our reach through assistance dogs supporting students, correctional facilities, aged care, courts, and veterans, broadening social inclusion and access to essential services.

Innovation and Excellence in Training

Contribute to cutting-edge breeding and training programs, including our internationally accredited standards that ensure every Assistance Dog meets the highest benchmarks for skills and public access.

Your partnership helps us continually improve outcomes for our clients – fostering wellbeing, social inclusion, and independence – while advancing your organisation’s ESG impact through tangible, meaningful support. 

Hear from our current partners

Assistance Dogs Australia receive little reoccurring government funding and rely on support from donors and corporates like us to provide their life changing services. Our relationship between Hyundai Help for Kids and Assistance Dogs Australia can be best described as Collaborative. Hyundai Help for Kids support of Assistance Dogs Australia has more than doubled during the tenure of our partnership. We couldn’t be more delighted with the way our partnership has grown and developed over the years.

Ellenore Ibrahim

CSR Manager, Hyundai Motor Company Australia

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Why your support matters

We rely on donations to continue our work. With demand higher than ever, some people wait up to two years for a dog.

Your support helps us:

  • Place Assistance Dogs with people with disabilities – free of charge.
  • Provide a lifetime of support.
  • Maintain the highest standards of training.


Together, we can change lives – one dog at a time.