get involved with the team:

Our team is made up of a volunteer group that ranges anywhere from elementary to high school students and college bound and beyond. We have a variety of knowledge levels present on our team ranging from true beginners through professional dog trainers and handlers. We can also accommodate those who are seeking volunteer hours or community service.

Our team provides opportunities to watch and learn how a handler and their canine train to find missing people, or human remains, in many different scenarios. This experience is great for learning life skills such as teamwork, honesty, and friendship.

Throughout training you may meet new people with astonishing information and will be in a safe environment. Our team welcomes anyone that has mutual respect and goals to come learn and train with us!

 
 
 

If you are unable to join our team, volunteer to help, or partner with us — please remember our organization is a non-profit team who relies solely on volunteer support and donations.

 

Join Us!

Interested in joining our team?

Please fill out the form below to learn more about becoming a part of our team!

 

Community Service

Our team believes in fostering personal growth, developing valuable skills, boosting self-esteem, and strengthening community connections, while also providing a sense of purpose and contributing to a better society. 

If you are interested in learning ways to work with our team for community service hours, please contact us.

Benefits Our Team Provides You and Our Community

The SWFL Florida K-9 Search Unit can help build skills that allow you to understand humans and animals better.  You will learn about our canine partners, their immense olfactory abilities, their emotions and needs, along with health and care. Most importantly, you will see how treating the environment, fellow teammates, canine partners and the community are a selfless act of kindness and guide you forward in the future. 

Overtime, this may build your life skills,  survival abilities, perseverance in hard times and unity in many aspects. It may also allow you to receive volunteer hours that will help your high school credit. Overall, this is a team that isn’t typical of other teams that most teens are accustomed to being a part of.  This team has saved children’s lives from building scent and DNA kits to finding them missing after hours in the wilderness.  You will be a part of track laying, watching, learning and the overall picture to what makes our canines successful.

Community Partnerships

Our team understands the importance of community coming together!

Community partnerships offer numerous benefits, including reliable and professional services, increased resources, stronger community ties, and greater impact; ultimately leading to improved outcomes in what we do and a more vibrant, connected community. 

If you are interested in partnering with our team, please contact us.