Matt Groseclose

Matt Groseclose

Matt Groseclose is a graduate of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where he studied Communication/Journalism.  He serves as the Communications and Marketing Associate for Canine Partners for Life and strives to spread the word about CPL to as many people as he can.

Matt manages social media and public relations, as well as doing public appearances and service dog demonstrations.  As CPL continues to grow and evolve, Matt is working on the launch of a new magazine and the development of a new website.  With many changes to come, he hopes to make Canine Partners for Life more mainstream to people far and wide.

In his spare time, he enjoys watching the Phillies and being a volunteer firefighter in his hometown.

About Canine Partners for Life:

Canine Partners For Life (CPL) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to training service dogs, home companion dogs, and residential companion dogs to assist individuals who have a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilities. Based in Cochranville, Pennsylvania, CPL places service dogs nationwide. Home companion dogs are generally placed within a 250-mile radius of the campus (sometimes further) and residential companions are placed within a 100-mile radius of the campus.
Each CPL dog receives a comprehensive and customized training program to meet the specific needs of their human partner. Depending on the assigned program, the dog will receive up to two years of training before being trained to work with its person. CPL has one of the strongest follow-up programs in the industry to ensure the success of each team throughout the lifetime of the partnership.
Founded in 1989 by Executive Director Darlene Sullivan, Canine Partners for Life has placed more than 400 Teams of service dogs and recipients.  These consist of Full Service, Alert and Home Companion Dogs.

Our Full Service dogs assist the recipient with everything from retrieval and balance, to opening doors and paying for items at the store.  The Alert dogs are placed with recipients who have seizures or cardiac conditions.  There is no way to train a dog to alert to a specific condition, but some dogs truly have the ‘gift’ of knowing when a person’s body chemistry is about to change.  For the Home Companion Program, the dogs stay in the home, yet many are proficient with service skills and make great comrades.

Canine Partners for Life holds two major fundraisers per year; a Spring Event/Wine Auction (which includes dinner and raffle items) and a Fall Open House.  This year’s Open House was held on Saturday, September 10th at our location, 334 Faggs Manor Rd, Cochranville, PA 19363. 

Check us out online at:  www.k94life.org

Canine Partners for Life